Inchconnachan

Inchconnachan
Scottish Gaelic nameInnis Chonachain
Meaning of nameThe Colquhoun's Island
Location
Inchconnachan is located in West Dunbartonshire
Inchconnachan
Inchconnachan
Inchconnachan shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceNS375918
Coordinates56°05′28″N 4°36′43″W / 56.091°N 4.612°W / 56.091; -4.612
Physical geography
Island groupLoch Lomond
Area35 ha[1]
Area rank(Freshwater: 12) [2]
Highest elevation50 m
Administration
Council areaArgyll and Bute
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Demographics
Population~7-10 Wallabies
Lymphad
References[3][4]

Inchconnachan (Innis Chonachain in Gaelic, meaning 'The Colquhoun's Island') is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland, in the Trossachs National Park.[5] It is accessible by boat from the village of Luss on the south side of the Loch.

The island is uninhabited and is an Area of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.

  1. ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
  2. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey
  4. ^ "Overview of Inchconnachan". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
  5. ^ Steven, Alasdair (10 June 2013). "Obituary: Countess Arran, power-boat champion". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

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