Inchtavannach
| Scottish Gaelic name | Innis Taigh a' Mhanaich |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | island of the monk's house |
| Location | |
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| OS grid reference | NS365915 |
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| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Loch Lomond |
| Area | 70 ha[1] |
| Area rank | 174= (Freshwater: 4) [2] |
| Highest elevation | Tom na Clag 84 m |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3[3] |
| Population rank | 85= (Freshwater: 2=) [2] |
| Lymphad | |
| References | [4][5] |
Inchtavannach (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Taigh a' Mhanaich; English: Island of the Monk's House), is one of the larger islands in Loch Lomond.[6]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Inchtavannach faces the settlement of Aldochlay. Bandry Bay separates the island from the mainland, just south of Luss. According to Rev. Wilson, the island is "comparatively steep and lofty, mostly covered with natural oak".[7] A northern summit, Tom nan Clag (English: Mound of the Bell), rises steeply to 282 feet (86 m), the highest point on the loch.[6] A southern summit reaches 180 feet (55 m) in height.
History
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It was once the site of a monastery, giving rise to its translated name of 'Monk's Isle'. A large house has stood on the site of the monastery since 1760. The island is predominantly wooded. It is here that the monks rang the bell to the call of prayer.
Roe Deer are recorded to have lived here. Sir James Colquhoun built a winding path up to the summit in the 17th century.[6]
The poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, together with Wordsworth's sister Dorothy, visited in August 1803.[8]
The producer of Take the High Road Brian Mahoney lived in a house on the island for ten years.[9]
Footnotes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- ^ a b Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
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- ^ a b c Garnett, T. (1800). Observations on a Tour of the Highlands ... London. V.1. p. 38.
- ^ Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
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External links
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20080909125721/http://www.loch-lomond.net/islands/inchtavannach.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100812225111/http://www.lochlomond-islands.com/page63.html
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