Moncreiffe Island
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| Moncreiffe Island | |
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| Location | |
 Moncreiffe Island
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| Moncreiffe Island shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NO122220 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Monadh Craoibhe |
| Meaning of name | Moorland of the Tree |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 46 ha |
| Area rank | 208= (Freshwater: 7) |
| Highest elevation | 5 m |
| Population | |
| Population | 3 |
| Population rank | 85= (Freshwater: 2=) out of 100 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | River Tay |
| Local Authority | Perth and Kinross |
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| References | [1][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. | |
Moncreiffe Island, also known as Friarton Island divides the River Tay into two channels as it flows through Perth in Scotland. It is crossed by the railway line to Dundee.
Moncrieffe House was built in 1679, by the architect Sir William Bruce. It incorporated an older tower house and burned down in 1957.[4]
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[edit] Land use
The King James VI Golf Course is situated on and covers much of the island with the remaining land used for allotments.
[edit] Wildlife
There are Wild Onions (Ramsons), Common Bluebells, Sweet Cicely, Broom and Dog Violets.[5]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. "Placenames". Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesK-O.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^ "Scottish Clan Names: Moncrieffe". Perthshire-Scotland. http://www.perthshire-scotland.co.uk/clans-moncrieffe.htm. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ "Wildlife on Tay". http://www.perfectperth.com/index.asp?pg=71. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
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Coordinates: 56°22′55″N 3°25′23″W / 56.38194°N 3.42306°W
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