Moncreiffe Island

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Moncreiffe Island
Location
Moncreiffe Island (Scotland)
Moncreiffe Island
Moncreiffe Island
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 (Scottish islands): 198
Highest elevation: 5 m
Population
Population (2001): 3
Population rank (inhabited Scottish islands): 85= out of 97
Groupings
Island Group: River Tay
Local Authority: Perth and Kinross
Scotland
References: [1][2][3]

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

Allotments belonging to The Perth Working Men's Garden Association.
Allotments belonging to The Perth Working Men's Garden Association.

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

  1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey
  3. ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. Placenames. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.
  4. ^ Scottish Clan Names: Moncrieffe. Perthshire-Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
  5. ^ Wildlife on Tay. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.

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Coordinates: 56°22′55″N 3°25′23″W / 56.38194, -3.42306

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