Loch Lomond, Inchtavannach
Monastery (Medieval)(Possible), Stone(S) (Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Loch Lomond, Inchtavannach
Classification Monastery (Medieval)(Possible), Stone(S) (Medieval)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Loch Lomond; Inchtavennoch; Inchtavannack
Canmore ID 42542
Site Number NS39SE 3
NGR NS 3655 9074
NGR Description NS c. 3655 9074
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Luss
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Dumbarton
- Former County Dunbartonshire
NS39SE 3 c. 3655 9074.
(Area 3655 9074) Inchtavannack ("The Island of the Monk's House") was once the site of a religious foundation, and was the island home of St Kessog, the tutelary saint of the locality in the 6th century.
At the south end of the island, it is said that the house of Mr Wm McEwen stands on the site of previous buildings, while vestiges of a structure, said to be the remains of a monastery, stood between the escarpment of rock and the shore, about 200 yards east of the house.
The turf-covered remains were said to have had the appearance of great antiquity but have now disappeared. Several dressed stones were found at this place, and these were built into the wall of a cowshed.
Mr McEwen has often ploughed up human bones in the field between his home and the site of the ruins - possibly the site of a small burial-ground.
A D Lacaille 1928
There is no evidence of a monastery and the present occupants have found nothing of significant interest.
Visited by OS (IA) 22 March 1973
Reference from NMRS Architecture Catalogue Slip;
Plan in NLS shows outlook tower at this point on a 1776 estate plan by Chas Ross MS
Note (1978)
Monastery, Inchtavannach NS 365 907 NS39SE 3
It has been suggested that there may have been an early monastery on the island of Inchtavannach in Loch Lomond.
RCAHMS 1978
(Lacaille 1928, 85-8)
