| Inchtavannach | |
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Inchtavannach
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| Inchtavannach shown within Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NS365915 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name | Innis Taigh a' Mhanaich |
| Meaning of name | island of the monk's house |
| Area and summit | |
| Area | 70 ha[1] |
| Area rank | 174= (Freshwater: 4) |
| Highest elevation | Tom na Clag 84 m |
| Population | |
| Population | 3 |
| Population rank | 85 (Freshwater: 2=) out of 99 |
| Groupings | |
| Island group | Loch Lomond |
| Local Authority | Argyll and Bute |
| References | [2][3][4] |
| If shown, area and population ranks are for all Scottish islands and all inhabited Scottish islands respectively. Population data is from 2001 census. | |
Inchtavannach (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Taigh a' Mhanaich), the Island of the Monk's House,[5] is one of the larger islands in Loch Lomond.
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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, the highest on the loch.[5]
According to Rev. Wilson, the island is "comparatively steep and lofty, mostly covered with natural oak".[6]
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.
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.
Roe Deer are recorded to have lived here. Sir James Colquhoun built a winding path up to the summit in the 17th century.[5]
The poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, together with Wordsworth's sister Dorothy, visited in August 1803.[7]
The producer of Take the High Road lived in a house on the island for ten years.[8]
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