| Clairinsh | |
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Clairinsh
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| Clairinsh shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NS413898 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Clàr-Innis |
| Meaning of name | flat island |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | ha |
| Highest elevation | 13 m |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Loch Lomond |
| Local Authority | Stirling |
| 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. | |
Clairinsh or Clairinch (Scottish Gaelic: Clàr-Innis) is an island in Loch Lomond, central Scotland.
Just east of Inchcailloch, Clairinsh is flat: just 13 m at its highest point, and 0.45 km long.[4] The word clàr refers to a flat surface, such as a board or table.[5] From above, the outline of the island bears a remarkable resemblance to a fish.[6]
In 1225, the Third Earl of Lennox gave Clairinch to Absolon/Anselan of Buchanan, the son of the King of Ulster. The island became associated with that family.[7] It was a meeting place of Clan Buchanan, and "Clàr-Innis!" was their slogan or battle cry.[7] His yearly rent was one pound of wax.[8]
Clairinsh was purchased in 1682 by the Third Duke of Montrose, and it remained the property of this family for the next two hundred and fifty years.[8] In 1934 the Clan Buchanan acquired it for the Buchanan Society. In 1958 Clairinsh was declared as the first part of a National Nature Reserve under an agreement with the Buchanan Society/landowner.[9][10]
There is a crannog off Clairinch, called "Keppinch" or "The Kitchen", where Roman pottery has been found.[7]
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