Innis Chonain
Innis Chonain or Innischonan is an island in Loch Awe, Scotland connected to the mainland by a bridge. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Innis Chonan” and “Innischonan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fraoch Eilean and Inishail.
Fraoch Eilean
Islet
Photo: Andrea Hope, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fraoch Eilean/Ejlean is a small island situated at the northern end of Loch Awe, a freshwater lake in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is notable for being the site of a medieval royal castle, now ruined, which was given into the keeping of Clan Macnaghten by Alexander III in 1267.
Inishail
Islet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inishail is an island and former parish, in Loch Awe, Scotland.
St Conan’s Tower
Historic building
Photo: Alpin Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Conan's Tower is a 19th-century granite-built country house, near Lochawe in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Designed and built by architect, author and antiquarian Walter Douglas Campbell, a young brother of Archibald Campbell, 1st Baron Blythswood, St Conan's Tower was intended as a winter home for the family.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochawe and Ardanaiseig.
Ardanaiseig
Hamlet
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Ardanaiseig is a settlement on Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Loch Awe is one of Scotland's longest freshwater lochs. The Ardanaiseig Hotel, a historic country house, has been converted into a luxury hotel.
Cladich
Hamlet
Cladich is a scattered settlement in Argyll, Scotland. Cladich lies on the B840 road just to the west of its junction with the main A819. Cladich is situated 2½ miles south of Innis Chonain.
Innis Chonain
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.3869° or 56° 23′ 13″ northLongitude
-5.06611° or 5° 3′ 58″ westElevation
174 feet (53 metres)Open location code
9C8P9WPM+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 202175057OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Innis Chonain” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Innis Chonan”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Baden Tomain and Eilean Beith.
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