Inchtalla or Inch Talla is an island in the Loch or
Lake of Menteith
Lake of Menteith, also known as Loch Inchmahome (Scottish Gaelic: ''Loch Innis Mo Cholmaig''), is a loch in Scotland located on the Carse of Stirling (the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers River Forth, Forth and River Teith, Teith, u ...
in central
Scotland
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. Its name derives from the Gaelic words ''innis'' ("island") and "talla" ("hall").
The entire island is dominated by
Talla Castle, which appears to have been built in the 18th century. It was erected on the site of an earlier building that dates from 1428.
:''Isle of Monteith
nchtalla Agreement, Countess of Airth and William,
Earl of Monteith 'the haill rooms within the hall door with the second chamber nixt the hall called the schoolhouse and the north chamber nixt adjacent to the hall to be of equell use whenever occasions offers of any of the said countess hir relations or yet the said earl's (being men of quallitie) and the kitching and brewhous to be of common use for serving both parties, and the said Earl to have the littellvoult east the turnpyk on the South syd of the cloass'.'' (Scottish Record office, 1667)
See also
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List of places in Stirling (district)
*
List of places in Scotland
This list of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland.
*List of burghs in Scotland
*List of census localities in Scotland
*List of islands of Scotland
**List of Shetland islands
**List of Orkney islands
**List o ...
External links
Lake Of Menteith, Inch Talla, Talla Castle
Islands of the Lake of Menteith
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