| Inchlonaig | |
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Inchlonaig
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| Inchlonaig shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NS380934 |
| Names | |
| Meaning of name | "Island of Yew Trees" |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 80 ha[1] |
| Area rank | 162= (Freshwater: 3) |
| Highest elevation | 62 m |
| Population | |
| Population | 0 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Loch Lomond |
| Local Authority | Argyll and Bute |
| References | [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. | |
Inchlonaig is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland.
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Inchlonaig is the most northerly of the larger islands in the Loch Lomond, just south of where it narrows into a ribbon loch, and north of Inchconnachan.[4]
Inchlonaig has traces of man dating back to 5000BC.
Scattered across the island are Yew trees. The travel writer, H.V. Morton visited in the 1930s, and mentions:
It is also stated that King Robert used this supply to make bows before the fourteenth century Battle of Bannockburn.[6][5][7] The island was thus of great value and the trees maintained with the utmost care.[8]
Strathcashel, a stronghold of the Dukes of Montrose was opposite Inchlonaig.[7]
Rob Roy fixed the amount of money he was to extort from Clan Colquhoun here.[7]
At various times, the island has been a deer park, especially by Sir James Colquhoun in the 17th century[9][4] and a place of confinement for drunkards and the mentally ill.[7]
In 1873, Sir James Colquhoun, the clan chief, and some ghillies drowned after going hunting here, and they are buried together at Luss.[7]
A stone cottage is now used as a holiday home.[6]
The beaches on the island are also a common location for campers who are looking for a more quiet campsite.
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