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Inchconnachan

Island in Scotland

Summary

Island in Scotland

Field	Value
coordinates
GridReference	NS375918
location_map	Scotland West Dunbartonshire
celtic name	Innis Chonachain
meaning of name	The Colquhoun's Island
area	35 ha
area rank	(Freshwater: 12)
highest elevation	50 m
Population	~7-10 Wallabies
island group	Loch Lomond
local authority	Argyll and Bute
references

Inchconnachan (Innis Chonachain in Gaelic, meaning 'The Colquhoun's Island') is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland, in the Trossachs National Park. It is accessible by boat from the village of Luss on the south side of the Loch.

The island is uninhabited and is an Area of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.

Wallabies

Wallabies, of the species Macropus rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby), were introduced by Fiona Gore, Countess of Arran in the 1940s, and still roam wild. It is one of the few places outside Australia which has a viable population of wallabies.

Sale

On 9 July 2020, Inchconnachan was put up for sale by the Colquhoun family, for over £500,000. It was sold to Soho House founder, Nick Jones and his wife, Kirsty Young.

The sale included a derelict colonial-style timber bungalow dating from the 1920s, built for the tea merchant Admiral Sullivan, which was later the holiday home of the family of Fiona Gore, Countess of Arran. Planning consent and detailed architectural drawings are in place to replace the bungalow with a new four-bedroom lodge and one-bedroom warden's house, along with a boat house and pier.

Objections have been received to the development including an online petition of over 100,000 signatures and an objection from the Woodland Trust Scotland, as the building work would involve cutting down trees including ancient oak woodland. File:Inchconnachan.jpg|alt=Boats moored in a bay with trees in the background|Boats moored at Inchconnachan File:Red necked wallaby444.jpg|Red necked wallaby

References

[http://www.argyll-yachtcharters.co.uk/Scottish%20Islands.pdf Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland] (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
[http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ Ordnance Survey]
"Overview of Inchconnachan". Gazetteer for Scotland.
Steven, Alasdair. (10 June 2013). "Obituary: Countess Arran, power-boat champion". [[Johnston Press]].
''[[The Sunday Times]]'' January 23, 2022, page 3
"Loch Lomond Islands: Inchconnachan". Loch Lomond.net.
Macaskill, Mark. "Kirsty Young to find new home for Scottish island wallabies after Chris Packham intervention".
(9 July 2020). "Uninhabited Loch Lomond 'wallaby island' up for sale".
(2022-02-12). "Kirsty Young and the deserted island wallabies". BBC News.
(2022-07-14). "Petition to save Loch Lomond wallabies reaches 100,000 signatures".
(2022-02-09). "Woodland Trust joins objection to Kirsty Young’s plan for Scottish island". The Guardian.

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