From mill & forge
to micro-grid.
Smiddy was once the working heart of this corner of Stronsay — both the island's mill and a blacksmith's forge, turning grain and shaping iron for the crofts up the road. The old stone walls and the names on the map still carry that memory.
Today, Smiddy is a 32-acre smallholding running entirely on its own private micro-grid. Same instinct as the mill — make what you need, on the spot, with what the island gives you. Just the energy source has changed.
The forge
A working blacksmith's shop fashioning the iron, hinges and harness hardware the island's farms ran on.
The mill
The grinding stones that turned local barley and oats — Smiddy was the threshold every croft passed through.
The micro-grid
No power lines connecting you to the mainland grid. Your hot morning shower, kitchen brew and evening lights are powered by the wind that moves over our fields and the sun that warms our coast.
Ultra-low impact
Zero-carbon stays. No mains hookup, no compromise — premium amenities running entirely off-grid.
The map remembers
what the land did.
On the Victorian Ordnance Survey 6 inch to 1 mile sheet of Stronsay, the patch of ground where you'll sleep tonight is labelled twice — Windmill and Smithy. Same earth, same sea-light. Different tools.
- Survey
- OS 6″ : 1 mile
- Edition
- 1888 – 1913
- Sheet
- Stronsay, Orkney
- Labels at Smiddy
- Windmill · Smithy
Completely
untethered.
It's a cleaner, slower way to live — if only for a few days. No power lines, no mains hookup, no compromise on hot water, hot food or a warm bed. The kettle boils on wind. The shower runs on sunlight. Being off-grid here doesn't mean roughing it; it means feeling completely independent.