Inchtavannach

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Inchtavannach
Location
Inchtavannach
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:	52 ha
Area rank (Scottish islands):	186=
Highest elevation:	Tom na Clag 84 m
Population
Population (2001):	3
Population rank (inhabited Scottish islands):	85 out of 97
Groupings
Island Group:	Loch Lomond
Local Authority:	Argyll and Bute
References:	[1][2][3]

Inchtavannach (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Taigh a' Mhanaich) is one of the larger islands in Loch Lomond.

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.

[edit] Geography

According to Rev. Wilson, the island is "comparatively steep and lofty, mostly covered with natural oak"^[4]

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.

[edit] History

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.

The poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, together with Wordsworth's sister Dorothy, visited in August 1803.^[5]

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland.
2. ^ Ordnance Survey
3. ^ Lacaille, AD (January 9, 1928.). "Ecclesiastical Remains in the Neighbourhood of Luss". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 62: 85–106. 
4. ^ Wilson, Rev. John The Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone
5. ^ Overview of Inchtavannach. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.

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Coordinates: 56°5′18″N 4°37′38″W / 56.08833, -4.62722