Inchcailloch
(Inch Cailleach, The Nun's Isle)

A wooded island at the southeast end of Loch Lomond, Inchcailloch (Inch Cailleach, meaning 'The Nun's Isle') lies opposite Balmaha and the mouth of the Endrick Water at the southwestern extremity of Stirling Council Area. On the island are the ruins of a church in use until 1621 and dedicated to St. Kentigern who is said to have lived here. St. Fillan's mother is also said to have lived here, retiring to this island and dying here in 734AD. The island is now part of a nature reserve, owned and managed by Scottish Natural Heritage, but is accessible by a passenger ferry from Balmaha.

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