An opportunity to buy a Scottish island has sparked interest from keen property hunters.

The remote 40 acre island located in the Bay of Firth off the coast of Orkney is currently on the market for offers over £300,000 with a one-bedroom cottage, a mill and a stable all included in the price tag.

For those dreaming of a change of pace in a rural setting, the Holm of Grimbister has some interesting perks with regular seal and otter visitors often spotted along the island's shores.

And then there's the unusual advantage of being able to reach mainland Orkney via a causeway by foot or by car when the tide is out, with Orkney's largest town and capital Kirkwall around a ten-minute drive away.

On the market for a week, Jamie Watson from Savills estate agents says the initial reaction has been "reasonably strong" with two elements proving important factors for interested parties.

The estate agent and associate at Savills says: "There have been quite a lot of enquiries about broadband connections and questions about when you can get across to the island and how long the tide is away for."

What else can £300,000 buy you in Scotland's property market?

In Edinburgh, a £300,000 budget could get you in with a chance of a two-bedroom flat in Stockbridge while in East Dunbartonshire's Bearsden, the price tag could allow you a look in to a four-bedroom detached house.

If you add an extra £200,000 to your budget, you could be in with a shot of a three-bedroom flat in Aberdeen's May Baird Avenue.

On the market for the first time in two decades, the island is connected to mains electricity and water services as well as a BT telephone line and also has free electricity supply because of a 6Kw wind turbine already on the island. At the last census, the population of the island was recorded as three.

It is this combination of an idyllic setting with the ability to access to town life, if you wish, which Jamie says has captured interest.

"People are always attracted to islands because of the romance of it," he says. "It is very private on an island and you have the whole place to yourself.

"But it is connected to mains electricity and it also has a windmill. The electricity generated is owned by the owner of the island so you can either use it on the island or export it to the grid and get paid for it."

The island's name Grimbister comes from the old Norse name meaning Grim's Farm, with the setting once described as the 'loneliest farm in Britain' in a 1948 magazine article.

The farming tradition has been carried on by the current owner, with the prospective boasting of land which suitable for growing crops and Hebridean and North Ronaldsay sheep currently roaming the land.

"It has been run as an almost self-sufficient farming operation so it is organic," Jamie says.

"It is a low key, low input sort of system.

He adds: "I was expecting quite a good response because it is quite an interesting property.

"We've had a good response so far but it is quite early days."