- Inchcruin
Inchcruin is an island in
Loch Lomond inScotland .Its name means "round island" in the
Scottish Gaelic language, although it is not round, but a rather jagged shape.Geography
It is one of an island group just south of
Luss . Only a short stretch of water separates it from the island ofInchcruin . The connection between Inchcruin and Inchmoan is very shallow, only a foot or two, and it is possible to wade between the islands.Worsley, Harry "Loch Lomond: The Loch, the Lairds and the Legends" ISBN 978-1-898169-34-5 Lindsay Publications (Glasgow) 1988]There is a very narrow channel separating it from
Inchmoan . It has a couple of beaches, and is wooded, with some open fields.History
The famous travel writer, H.V. Morton visited Loch Lomond in the 1930s, and mentions Inchcruin briefly and wrongly as "Inchcruim" ' [Morton, H. V. "In Scotland Again" (1933), Methuen London - p145]
It contains one house, around 200 years old, which was inhabited in the past by people who farmed on the island. It is now a holiday retreat.
References
External links
* [http://www.loch-lomond.net/islands/inchcruin.html article] on the island
* http://www.lochlomond-islands.com/pag52a.html
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