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It may have been the estate agent's blurb that started it, gushing enthusiastically about a rare opportunity to buy 'an idyllic island with complete tranquillity'. But given that Torsa - a largely uninhabited dot in the Inner Hebrides - was named after the Norse god of thunder, perhaps it was inevitable that plans to sell it would run into a storm. Boasting castle ruins, a three-bedroom farmhouse converted into a holiday home and two miles of pristine coastline, the £1.5million price tag was meant to attract the kind of wealthy clients keen to escape from the pressures of the world.