Fraoch Eilean
Fraoch Eilean is a small island in Loch Lomond, Scotland. Its name means "heather island" in Scottish Gaelic. 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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Loch Lomond, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Fraoch Eilean, Loch Lomond”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Luss Parish Church and Inchconnachan.
Luss Parish Church
Church
Photo: Thrissel, Public domain.
Luss Parish Church is a Church of Scotland church in Luss, Argyll and Bute, dedicated to Saint Kessog. The present church building was constructed in 1875 and underwent major restoration works in 2001.
Inchconnachan
Islet
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Inchconnachan 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.
Inchlonaig
Islet
Photo: michael hardman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inchlonaig is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luss and Inverbeg.
Luss
Photo: S. Alexander Gilmour, CC BY 2.0.
Luss in Argyll and Bute is the first sizable village that you reach while heading north along Loch Lomond; 3 miles further north is Inverbeg. Although nowadays bypassed by the A82 main road, they're both busy and touristy, especially Luss where every coach excursion stops for photos and the gift shop, disgorging tourists asking if this is the loch that contains the Loch Ness Monster.
Inverbeg
Hamlet
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Luss in Argyll and Bute is the first sizable village that you reach while heading north along Loch Lomond; 3 miles further north is Inverbeg. Although nowadays bypassed by the A82 main road, they're both busy and touristy, especially Luss where every coach excursion stops for photos and the gift shop, disgorging tourists asking if this is the loch that contains the Loch Ness Monster. Inverbeg is situated 3½ miles northwest of Fraoch Eilean.
Balmaha
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balmaha is a village in the county of Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire in central Scotland. With a population of maybe 60, it's the only village along the scenic east bank of Loch Lomond.
Fraoch Eilean
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.09896° or 56° 5′ 56″ northLongitude
-4.62763° or 4° 37′ 40″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9C8Q39XC+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 115224852OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Fraoch Eilean” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fraoch Eilean, Loch Lomond”
- Irish: “Fraoch Eilean”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Fraoch Eilean, Loch Laomainn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Fraoch Eilean”
- Swedish: “Fraoch Eilean, Loch Lomond”
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