Fraoch Eilean, Loch Lomond - Misplaced Pages

Island in Scotland

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".

It is covered in heather and brambles.

References

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

^ "Introduction to Loch Lomond Islands". Callander, Trossachs and Loch Lomond. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.

External links

v t e Islands of Loch Lomond, Scotland
Aber Isle Bucinch Ceardach Clairinsh Creagan Dubha Creinch Eilean nan Deargannan Eilean na h-Aon Chraoibhe Ellanderroch Fraoch Eilean Inchcailloch Inchconnachan Inchcruin Inchfad Inchgalbraith Island I Vow Inchlonaig Inchmoan Inchmurrin Inchtavannach Inveruglas Isle Keppinch Stot Isle Ross Isles Tarbet Isle Torrinch Wallace's Isle

56°5′56″N 4°37′39″W / 56.09889°N 4.62750°W / 56.09889; -4.62750

Category:

Islands of Loch Lomond