Overscaig House
Stay on the shores of Loch Shin in the Scottish Highlands
A remarkable lochside escape for two people, four people — or the whole family.
Hidden away on the shores of Loch Shin in the wild northern Highlands, Overscaig House is somewhere to slow down, get outside and spend proper time together.
Once a traditional Highland fishing hotel, Overscaig is now home to two very different places to stay.
Take over The House for a big family gathering, celebration or holiday with friends, with space for up to 18 guests.
Or escape to The Annexe, our private lochside retreat for couples and small families, sleeping up to four.
Whichever you choose, the loch, mountains and Highlands are waiting just outside the door.
Two ways to experience Overscaig
The House
Bring everyone. Take the whole house.
Sleeps up to 18 | 7 bedrooms | Cinema | Snooker room | Lochside
Some holidays are simply better when everyone can be together.
Overscaig House is made for the big ones — family reunions, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations and long-overdue trips with friends.
Instead of splitting everyone between several cottages, you can have an entire former Highland hotel to yourselves.
Gather around the table. Put a film on in the cinema. Challenge each other to a game of snooker. Head out onto Loch Shin in the kayaks or spend a quiet morning fishing.
And when you want some space, there is plenty of that too.
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The Annexe
A little Highland escape of your own
Sleeps up to 4 | 1 bedroom | Self-contained | Lochside
You don't need to bring eighteen people to experience Overscaig.
The Annexe is our cosy, self-contained Highland retreat beside Loch Shin, perfect for couples, small families and anyone looking for a peaceful base from which to explore the northern Highlands.
Wake beside the loch, explore during the day and come back somewhere quiet in the evening.
It's particularly well placed for discovering Sutherland, the NC500 and some of the least crowded parts of the Highlands — without having to move accommodation every night.
This is the Scotland you came to find
No traffic.
No busy resort.
No rows of holiday cottages.
Just water, mountains, huge skies and the kind of silence that can be surprisingly difficult to find.
Overscaig sits directly on the shores of Loch Shin in Sutherland, surrounded by some of the most spectacular and sparsely populated countryside in Scotland.
You can spend the day exploring — or decide not to go anywhere at all.
Kayak on the loch.
Go fishing.
Watch for deer and wildlife.
Walk through the surrounding Highlands.
Sit beside the water with a coffee.
Or pour a glass of wine and watch the light disappear behind the hills.
Sometimes the best part of being here is simply being here.
Your own piece of Loch Shin
The loch isn't something you drive to from Overscaig.
It's outside.
Guests can make use of our kayaks and enjoy direct access to Loch Shin, while Overscaig also has its own fishing rights.
Whether you're an experienced angler, trying kayaking for the first time or simply want to sit at the water's edge, the loch becomes part of the holiday rather than another attraction on an itinerary.
And if the Highland weather arrives...
It probably will.
Fortunately, that's part of the fun.
At The House you can retreat to the private cinema, start a snooker tournament, cook a huge meal together or simply settle in while the weather moves across the loch outside.
Overscaig isn't somewhere you have to leave every morning to find something to do.
For larger groups in particular, the house is part of the holiday.
Explore the Northern Highlands
Overscaig feels wonderfully remote, but it also makes an exceptional base for exploring the north of Scotland.
We're close to the North Coast 500, giving you access to some of Sutherland and the far north's most memorable landscapes, beaches, villages and attractions.
From Overscaig you can discover:
The NC500
North and west coast beaches
Highland walks and mountains
Waterfalls and lochs
Fishing and outdoor adventures
Historic villages and Highland communities
Wildlife and incredible dark skies
And because you're staying here rather than racing around the entire NC500 every day, you can explore at your own pace.
A house with a story
Overscaig wasn't built as a holiday let.
For generations it welcomed travellers and anglers as a remote Highland fishing hotel.
Its position beside Loch Shin wasn't chosen by accident. People came here because of the landscape, the fishing and the feeling of escaping into the Highlands.
We've brought the old Overscaig back to life as somewhere families, friends and travellers can experience that same setting in a new way.
The hotel may have gone.
The reason people came here hasn't.
Which Overscaig is right for you?
Travelling with family or friends?
Choose The House if you're looking for:
- Up to 18 guests
- Seven bedrooms
- Large family gatherings
- Birthdays and anniversaries
- Reunions with friends
- Multi-generational holidays
- Cinema room
- Snooker room
- Big shared living spaces
- Lochside adventures
Just the two — or a small family?
Choose The Annexe if you're looking for:
- Up to four guests
- A private self-contained property
- Couples' escapes
- Small family holidays
- NC500 adventures
- Walking and exploring
- Fishing and kayaking
- Peace and quiet beside Loch Shin
Come for the Highlands. Stay for Overscaig.
There are plenty of places in Scotland where you can simply sleep between days out.
Overscaig is somewhere you'll remember staying.
Bring the whole family.
Bring your oldest friends.
Bring the fishing rods.
Or just bring each other.
We'll provide the loch.