Innis Chonain

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Innis Chonain
Scottish Gaelic nameInnis Chonain
Meaning of nameIsland of St Conan
Location
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Innis Chonain
Innis Chonain shown within Argyll and Bute
OS grid reference NN107258
Coordinates 56°23′N5°04′W / 56.39°N 5.07°W / 56.39; -5.07
Physical geography
Island group Loch Awe
Area8 ha
Highest elevation62 m above sea level
Administration
Council area Argyll and Bute
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Demographics
Population2 [1]
Population rank88= (Freshwater: 3) [2]
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References [3]

Innis Chonain or Innischonan is an island in Loch Awe, Scotland connected to the mainland by a bridge.

Loch Awe showing some of the islands in the loch, including Innis Chonain Lochaweandinnischonain.jpg
Loch Awe showing some of the islands in the loch, including Innis Chonain

Architect, author and antiquarian Walter Douglas Campbell, a young brother of Archibald Campbell, 1st Baron Blythswood, purchased the island in the second half of the 19th century. He designed and built Innis Chonain House and also nearby St Conan's Tower for himself, his artist sister Helen and their mother the elderly Mrs Caroline Campbell of Blythswood House near Glasgow. Walter delighted in building unusual properties, including St Conan’s Kirk, which is on the mainland nearby, an eclectic blend of church styles. [4]

56°23′13″N5°3′57″W / 56.38694°N 5.06583°W / 56.38694; -5.06583

Footnotes

  1. "Scottish Islands Data Dashboard". RESAS/Scottish Government. 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. Area and population ranks: there are c.300 islands over 20ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
  3. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 50 Glen Orchy & Loch Etive (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN   9780319229781.
  4. "Lochawe". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2007.