Inchlonaig
| Inchlonaig | |
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 Inchlonaig
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| Inchlonaig shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NS380934 |
| Names | |
| Meaning of name | "Island of Yew Trees" |
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| Area | 80 ha[1] |
| Area rank | 162= (Freshwater: 3) |
| Highest elevation | 62 m |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Loch Lomond |
| Local Authority | Argyll and Bute |
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| References | [2][3] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Inchlonaig is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland.
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[edit] Geography and geology
Inchlonaig is the most northerly of the larger islands in the Loch Lomond, just south of where it narrows into a ribbon loch, and north of Inchconnachan.[4]
[edit] History
Inchlonaig has traces of man dating back to 5000BC.
Scattered across the island are Yew trees. The travel writer, H.V. Morton visited in the 1930s, and mentions:
- Inchclonaig [sic], the 'marsh isle' whose yew trees, it is said, were planted by Robert the Bruce for his archers.[5]
It is also stated that King Robert used this supply to make bows before the fourteenth century Battle of Bannockburn.[6][5][7] The island was thus of great value and the trees maintained with the utmost care.[8]
Strathcashel, a stronghold of the Dukes of Montrose was opposite Inchlonaig.[7]
Rob Roy fixed the amount of money he was to extort from Clan Colquhoun here.[7]
At various times, the island has been a deer park, especially by Sir James Colquhoun in the 17th century[9][4] and a place of confinement for drunkards and the mentally ill.[7]
In 1873, Sir James Colquhoun, the clan chief, and some ghillies drowned after going hunting here, and they are buried together at Luss.[7]
[edit] Current use
A stone cottage is now used as a holiday home.[6]
The beaches on the island are also a common location for campers who are looking for a more quiet campsite.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Overview of Inchlonaig". Gazetteer for Scotland. http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst1587.html. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ a b Wilson, Rev. John (1882). The Gazetteer of Scotland. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnstone.
- ^ a b Morton, H. V. (1933). In Scotland Again. London: Methuen. p. 145.
- ^ a b "Loch Lomond Islands: Inchlonaig". http://www.loch-lomond.net/islands/inchlonaig.html. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ a b c d e Worsley, Harry (1988). Loch Lomond: The Loch, the Lairds and the Legends. Glasgow: Lindsay Publications. ISBN 978-1-898169-34-5.
- ^ Garnett, T. (1800). Observations on a Tour of the Highlands ... London. V.1. p. 42.
- ^ Garnett, T. (1800). Observations on a Tour of the Highlands ... London. V.1. p. 42.
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Coordinates: 56°6′22″N 4°36′16″W / 56.10611°N 4.60444°W
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