Remote Scottish island of Canna seeks ‘right fit’ to take over guesthouse

Those shortlisted for job managing Tighard guesthouse warned that living on Canna can be testing

It is one of the most inaccessible guesthouses in Britain, on a tiny Hebridean island that is home to 15 people and a two-hour sail from the mainland. Undaunted, more than 100 people have inquired about running the place.

Interest about taking over Tighard guesthouse on Canna, an island south-west of Skye just 4.5 miles long and one mile wide, came from across the world. The island's owners, the National Trust for Scotland (NTS), are now whittling those down to a shortlist of 10 applicants.