Bidding war for Paddy's Milestone.A BIDDING war has broken out over one of Scotland's most famous landmarks. Ailsa Craig Ailsa Craig (āl`sə), island, c.1 sq mi (2.6 sq km), off SW Scotland, W of Girvan in the Firth of Clyde; it rises to 1,114 ft (340 m). It has granite quarries and a lighthouse and is a sanctuary for sea birds. , nicknamed Paddy's Milestone, 10 miles off the Ayrshire coast, was put up for sale in March for offers over pounds 70,000. But after being inundated in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. with offers, the island's owner has upped the price. And now the first person to offer pounds 80,000 will become the proud new owner. Home to colonies of puffins and seals, the island has been deserted by humans since 1987 when the last keeper left for the mainland after the lighthouse lighthouse, towerlike structure erected to give guidance and warning to ships and aircraft by either visible or radioelectrical means. Lighthouses were long built to conform in structure to their geographical location. Until the beginning of the 19th cent. was automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. . A spokesman for selling agents Brodies in Edinburgh said: "I'm sure for someone will be a dream come true." |
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