Bonnie Prince Charlie hideout on Skye up for sale

Kingsburgh House is on the Buildings at Risk register due to its dilapidated state

A house where Bonnie Prince Charlie was given refuge while being hunted by government soldiers after the Battle of Culloden has been put up for sale.

The prince spent a night at Kingsburgh House after landing in Skye from Benbecula with the help of Flora MacDonald.

The sea crossing from Benbecula is recalled in the lyrics of The Skye Boat Song.

Kingsburgh House, today almost a ruin, is on the market for offers over £275,000.

A 1925 illustration portraying Flora MacDonald's first meeting with Bonnie Prince Charlie

Selling agents Savills said the property was in a dilapidated state and on the Buildings at Risk register.

The sale includes almost 14 acres of land and a private bay and beach.

The property on a shore of Loch Snizort dates back to the 1700s.

An aerial image of the property

Culloden on 16 April 1746 saw forces loyal to Bonnie Prince Charlie defeated by the Duke of Cumberland's government army.

Fought near Inverness, it involved the deaths of about 1,600 men - 1,500 of them Jacobites.

After the battle the prince and a number of his supporters went on the run across the Highlands and Hebrides.

MacDonald, who was living in Benbecula, was among those who helped the prince evade capture by government redcoat soldiers.

She suggested he be disguised as her serving maid for the crossing to Skye, where he was given shelter at Kingsburgh House before continuing his escape to France.

The house was later a home to MacDonald and her husband.