Inchcruin

Inchcruin is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland.

Geography

Inchcruin is one of an island group just south of Luss. It is 3/4 of a mile long, and 50ft at its highest point.[1] Its name means "round island" in the Scottish Gaelic language, although it is not round, but a rather jagged shape.[2] It has a couple of beaches, and is wooded, with some open fields.[1]

Only a very narrow channel, called the Geggles separates Inchcruin from Inchmoan. At only a foot or two deep, it is sometimes possible to wade between the islands.[3][4]

History

The travel writer, H.V. Morton visited Loch Lomond in the 1930s, and mentions Inchcruin briefly and wrongly as "Inchcruim".[5]

In the 18th century it was used as an asylum for the insane.[6] 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

  1. ^ a b "Stories and Facts about the Islands of Loch Lomond". Callander, Trossachs and Loch Lomond Guide. http://www.incallander.co.uk/islands.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
  2. ^ "Inchcruin - Loch Lomond". Loch Lomond.net. http://www.loch-lomond.net/islands/inchcruin.html. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
  3. ^ "Inchcruin - The Round Island". Islands of Loch Lomond. http://www.lochlomond-islands.com/page52a.html. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
  4. ^ Worsley, Harry Loch Lomond: The Loch, the Lairds and the Legends ISBN 978-1-898169-34-5 Lindsay Publications (Glasgow) 1988
  5. ^ Morton, H. V. In Scotland Again (1933), Methuen London - p145
  6. ^ Garnett, T. (1800). Observations on a Tour of the Highlands ... London. V.1. p. 42.
Islands of Loch Lomond, Scotland