Inchconnachan

Inchconnachan (Innis Chonachain in Gaelic, meaning 'The Colquhoun's Island') is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland.[5]

Inchconnachan
Gaelic nameInnis Chonachain
Meaning of nameThe Colquhoun's Island
Location
Inchconnachan
Inchconnachan shown within Scotland
OS grid referenceNS375918
Coordinates56.091°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
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryScotland
Council areaArgyll and Bute
Demographics
Population~60 Wallabies
References[3][4]
Boats moored at Inchconnachan

The 1920s wooden bungalow near to the narrows was the holiday home of the family of Lady Arran Colquhoun.

Footnotes
  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 2007-08-24.
  5. Steven, Alasdair (10 June 2013). "Obituary: Countess Arran, power-boat champion". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. "Loch Lomond Islands: Inchconnachan". Loch Lomond.net. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  7. Scottish Daily Record, 06/06/2009 Colony of Wallabies set for cull
  8. Wallabies face being wiped out Jun 5 2009 by Marc McLean, Lennox Herald
  9. "Loch Lomond wallabies set for cull to protect local wildlife". 2009-06-05.
  10. McGivern, Mark (2017-08-14). "Wallaby colony on Loch Lomond under attack from macabre killer". dailyrecord. Retrieved 2019-05-08.

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