'The Captain's House' is a two-bedroom, self-catering flat occupying the first and second floors of the traditional Captain’s House in the centre of the historic fishing village of Stein, a conservation area on the shores of Loch Bay situated on the west coast of the Waternish peninsula of North Western Skye.

Waternish is still very much a peaceful traditional crofting area, little affected by the passage of time and one of the most unchanged parts of Skye. Magnificent views west to Dunvegan Head, and out over the Minch to the Outer Hebrides, can be enjoyed from much of the peninsula, together with views east across Loch Snizort to Trotternish.

The Captain’s House has its own intriguing and romantic story. 

Local legend has it that early in the 19th Century a Russian trading ship put into the loch. Its Captain fell in love with a local girl and returned later to marry her and build The Captain’s House. 

It is known that by 1850 the house belonged to Captain Carl Lillia, a Russian Finn, who had married Margaret Nicolson, daughter of the local merchant at Stein on Waternish. They had three sons, one becoming a Captain in the Royal Navy as did his own son. 

Their descendants still visit the house. So too, we hope,  will you.

Stein is about 8 miles from Dunvegan and a little over 50 miles from the Skye Bridge; Portree is 25 miles away, with supermarkets and similar facilities.