Ellanderroch (
Scottish Gaelic
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: Eilean Darach/Eilean nan Darach meaning "
oak
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island") is an island in
Loch Lomond
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in
Scotland
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.
It is a very small island, 100 metres in breadth at its widest point. It lies a short distance to the south-west of the larger island of
Inchfad.
The island has been used as a shelter for fishermen.
There are many oaks left on the small island; a hollow one was filled in with concrete, but was struck by lightning, and now only the concrete remains.
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References
External links
article which mentions it
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090710015304/http://lochlomond-islands.com/
Islands of Loch Lomond
Uninhabited islands of Stirling (council area)
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