Inchlonaig is the most northerly of the larger islands in the Loch Lomond, just south of where it narrows into a ribbon loch, and north of Inchconnachan.[1]
History
Inchlonaig has traces of human habitation dating back to 5000BC.
Scattered across the island are yew trees. The travel writer, H.V. Morton visited in the 1930s, and mentions:
Inchclonaig [sic], the 'marsh isle' whose yew trees, it is said, were planted by Robert the Bruce for his archers.[2]
It is also stated that King Robert used this supply to make bows before the fourteenth century Battle of Bannockburn.[2][3][4] The island was thus of great value and the trees maintained with the utmost care.[5]
Rob Roy fixed the amount of money he was to extort from Clan Colquhoun here.[4]
At various times, the island has been a deer park, especially by Sir James Colquhoun in the 17th century[1][5] and a place of confinement for drunkards and the mentally ill.[4]
In 1873, Sir James Colquhoun, the clan chief, and some ghillies drowned after going hunting here, and they are buried together at Luss.[4]
A stone cottage is now used as a holiday home.[3] The island is classified by the National Records of Scotland as an inhabited island that "had no usual residents at the time of either the 2001 or 2011 censuses."[6]
The beaches on the island are also a common location for campers who are looking for a more quiet campsite.
