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Inchcailloch (Gael. innis-eailleach, ' island of the nun '), a hilly, wooded island of Buchanan parish, Stirlingshire, in Loch Lomond, between Torrinch and Balmaha, 7 furlongs NW of the mouth of the river Endrick. With an utmost length and breadth of 6½ by 3 furlongs, it belongs to the Duke of Montrose, and till 1621 was the seat of Inchcailloch parish church, dedicated to St Kentigerna, a holy woman who had dwelt here as an anchorite. The foundations of this church (57 x 24 feet) may still be traced; whilst its ancient graveyard is still in use, and contains some curious 17th century tombstones-Ord. Sur., sh. 38, 1871. See Dr William Fraser's The Lennox (1874).
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a hilly, wooded island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Buchanan ScoP Stirlingshire ScoCnty |
| Place names: | INCHCAILLOCH | INNIS EAILLEACH |
| Place: | Inchcailloch |
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