Aline Estate is a seacoast estate, on the boundary of Lewis and Harris, covering 8,000 acres of hills, moors, and lochs. The lodge looks onto Loch Seaforth, which because of its mountains and wildness forms part of a Scottish National Scenic Area. The estate includes several miles of seacoast, including Seaforth Island, plus an additional 1,600 acres of further shooting and stalking rights.

Accommodation
In 2009, the 18th century lodge was completely refurbished (as were the boathouse, sauna complex, cottages, and byre), with new bedrooms, bathrooms (four of them en suite), kitchen, gunroom, sunroom, study, games room, and dining room. With no road between the lodge and the sea, most rooms enjoy magnificent views down Loch Seaforth to the Isle of Skye. The lodge has five double or twin bedrooms and one single bedroom (with four more bedrooms available in the nearby cottages) and provides comfortable accommodation for 11.

Fishing
There are four main systems on the estate. Loch Langavat is the headwater of the Grimersta system and provides excellent salmon fishing. Fishing is largely done by boats on Langavat: however, the estate also fishes one bank of the Langadale River at the head of the loch. Langavat itself can be fished from the shoreline, of which Aline has approximately four miles.

The Tiorsdam system consists of a small river with several productive pools and a loch which offer exciting salmon and sea trout fishing from July onwards. The Scaladale is a picturesque river which historically has had good sea trout fishing and which today fishes salmon in spate conditions. The rarely fished Vigadale has salmon and trout and, like the Scaladale, runs through a pretty, secluded North Harris valley near the lodge.

In 2007 94 salmon were caught in August alone at Aline, with the best day producing 14 salmon and the largest being thirteen and a half pounds. In October 2011 the largest salmon caught was 36 inches and approximately 18 pounds. Catch records depend mostly on the extent of fishing done; and weather conditions are, as everywhere, crucial.

Numerous little hill lochs offer a choice between a few large brown trout (up to 4lbs) or a plethora of small ones ideal for a family outing. Weather permitting, our sea boats can take up to 8 people sea fishing for mackerel, pollock, or skate and putting down and pulling up the estate's prawn and crab pots.
Shooting
Aline has several English pointers and birds are mostly shot over pointers, with grouse beginning in September. Snipe are available from October onwards and woodcock from November onwards. In addition to shooting over pointers, the estate conducts very challenging driven woodcock shooting in the forestry, with daily bags ranging from 15 to 30 or more, depending on the experience of the guns. In some years, as many as 120 woodcock have been shot each season both in the forestry and on the moor. Two-day shooting weekends can be arranged consisting of driven woodcock in late November, December, and January.

Duck shooting in the evening is done on our flight ponds; occasionally geese are shot as well.

Stalking
Red deer stalking is available on the estate’s hills and in the adjacent forest. The main stalking period commences in September, although earlier stags may be found in the forestry. Hind stalking begins toward the end of October.

Aline is an all round estate offering a variety of sporting and spectacular scenery. The highest mountain in the Outer Hebrides, Clisham, is next door (and viewed from the Lodge) and makes a challenging hike. Wildlife abounds, golden eagles, peregrines, merlins, sea eagles, snowy owls, puffins, divers, seals, otters, dolphins and whales all may be spotted, sometimes from the Lodge, sometimes from one of the sea boats. The beaches of Lewis and Harris are nearby and ideal for a Sunday picnic. Day trips to the 800 acre Seaforth Island, which is part of the estate, can be done via one of several sea boats, to enjoy walks and picnics.

A head gamekeeper and trainee gamekeeper live on the estate and are responsible for conducting the sport.

Lettings are Saturday to Saturday

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