Inchtavannach or Monk's Island, an islet of Luss parish, Dumbartonshire, in Loch Lomond, 1 furlong from the western shore, and 7 furlongs SSE of Luss village. Extending from N to S, it has an utmost length and breadth of 7 1/3 and 3 furlongs, and in the N rises steeply to 200 feet above sea-level. It is covered with natural oak wood, and anciently contained a monastery. Coleridge, Wordsworth, and his sister, Dorothy, visited it on 25 Aug. 1803.Ord. Sur., sh. 38, 1871.
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