Inchcailloch
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Inchcailloch ( " island of the old woman " ), also known as Inchebroida (Gaelic: Innis na Cailleach ), is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland. The highest peak of the island is 85 meters high.
Saint Kentigerna came from Ireland to Scotland to preach Christianity and spread. It is believed that the island is named after her.
Geography and Geology
Inchmurrin (Island), Creinch, Torrinch and Inchcailloch are all part of the Highland Boundary Fault.
In the north of the island is a burial ground, and the Bay, Port Bawn is (Gaelic: Port Bàn, English: White Port ), in the south.
Traffic
There is a passenger ferry that connects the island across the narrow channel of Balmaha on the mainland. With 20 000 visitors Inchailloch has more traffic than most of the islands of Loch Lomond.
History
Inchcailloch was used as a hunting ground since the reign of Robert the Bruce. Deer still live on the island. White deer have been spotted on the island since 2003. The narrow crossing is very shallow, and that makes it a einchen passage for deer. The island was used for agriculture until the early 18th century. The ruins of the farm on the island can still be seen today. For about 130 years Inchailloch was used as oak culture. The resulting matched wood was processed in Balmaha for producing wood vinegar, wood tar and dye.
Inchcailloch Beitz was a church which was dedicated to St. Kentigerna, which was the parish church until 1621, but the cemetery was in use until 1947 .. The burial place of the Clan MacGregor houses some of Rob Roy's ancestors.
Inchcailloch is part of a nature reserve, which is managed by the Scottish Natural Heritage.
Mentioned in the literature
Inchcailloch Dr. William Fraser's The Lennox (1874 ) is mentioned in.
The travel writer H.V. Morton visited the island in the 1930s, and noted:
Walter Scott refers to the island in his poem The Lady of the Lake -