Inchtavannach

Inchtavannach

Infobox Scottish island
latitude=56.08
longitude=-4.63
GridReference=NS365915
celtic name= Innis Taigh a' Mhanaich
norse name=
meaning of name= island of the monk's house
area=52 ha
area rank=186=
highest elevation=Tom na Clag 84 m
Population=3
population rank= 85
main settlement=
island group= Loch Lomond
local authority=Argyll and Bute
references= [2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland.] [ [http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey] ] [cite journal| journal=Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland| author=Lacaille, AD| title=Ecclesiastical Remains in the Neighbourhood of Luss| volume=62| pages=85–106| date=January 9, 1928.| url=http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_062/62_085_106.pdf]

Inchtavannach (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Taigh a' Mhanaich) is one of the larger islands in Loch Lomond.

Inchtavannach faces the settlement of Aldochlay. Bandry Bay separates the island from the mainland, just south of Luss. It is 86m (282 feet) at its highest point.

Geography

According to Rev. Wilson, the island is "comparatively steep and lofty, mostly covered with natural oak"Wilson, Rev. John "The Gazetteer of Scotland" (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone]

A northern summit, Tom nan Clag (Mound of the Bell), rises steeply to 86m (282 feet). A southern summit reaches 55m (180 feet) in height.

History

It is thought that St Kessog was killed here.

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.

The poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, together with Wordsworth's sister Dorothy, visited in August 1803. [cite web| url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst8150.html| title=Overview of Inchtavannach| publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland| accessdate=2007-08-24]

Footnotes

External links

* http://www.loch-lomond.net/islands/inchtavannach.html
* http://www.lochlomond-islands.com/page63.html


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