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# TWIL #113 - The Scottish Island that Bought itself
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/twil-113-the-scottish-island-that-bought-itself/
- Published: 2026-03-21T06:00:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-21T06:00:16.000Z
- Author: Matt
- Tags: TWIL

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don't quite fit! 

This week I learned about Eigg, a Scottish Island that bought itself. 

[The Scottish island that bought itself100 residents now own the island they live on—not some billionaire.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/icon/https-3A-2F-2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com-2Fpublic-2Fimages-2Fa4b2c3ff-85b2-49da-9c61-b393a2a401fb-2Fapple-touch-icon-180x180.png)The ElysianElle Griffin![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/thumbnail/https-3A-2F-2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com-2Fpublic-2Fimages-2Fbc2a7e8b-b715-43cc-81c4-feb0001745fb_2393x1582.png)](https://www.elysian.press/p/the-scottish-island-that-bought-itself?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

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