Eilean Righ
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Eilean Righ is an island in the Inner Hebrides of the west coast of Scotland. It lies in Loch Craignish, about 300 m off Argyll coastline at grid reference NM805015. The name is Scottish Gaelic for royal island, although which royal is not known. In the 1930s, the island was home to Sir Reginald Johnston, retired tutor to Puyi, the last Chinese emperor. Johnston modernised the houses, built a Buddhist temple and even flew the Manchurian flag in the Chinese-style gardens.
The current owner is a London-based city trader, Christian Siva-Jothy, who made his fortune cashing in on the financial impact of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center [1].
There is also a similarly-name islet, Eilean an Righ south of the isle of Ulva grid reference NM397380.
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