Fraoch Eilean, Loch Lomond

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Fraoch Eilean is a small island in Loch Lomond, Scotland. Its name means "heather island" in Scottish Gaelic.

Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands. Traditionally forming part of the boundary between the counties of Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire, Loch Lomond is split between the council areas of Stirling, Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire. Its southern shores are about 23 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of the centre of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city. The Loch forms part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park which was established in 2002.

Scottish Gaelic Celtic language native to Scotland

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It is near Luss on the mainland, and according to legend, was used as its prison, indeed on Charles Ross's 1792 Plan of Dunbartonshire, Loch Lomond and its Environs, Fraoch Eilean is marked as "Luss Prison".^[1]

Luss is a village in Argyll & Bute, Scotland, on the west bank of Loch Lomond. The village is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.

It is covered in heather and brambles.^[1]

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References

http://www.loch-lomond.net/islands/fraoch.html

1 2 "Introduction to Loch Lomond Islands". Callander, Trossachs and Loch Lomond. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2008-10-29.

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Coordinates: 56°23′N5°03′W / 56.383°N 5.050°W / 56.383; -5.050

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[InC-1] 1 2 "Introduction to Loch Lomond Islands". Callander, Trossachs and Loch Lomond. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2008-10-29.