Inchcruin is an island in

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. It is not to be confused with

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, which has occasionally been referred to as "Inchcroin".

Geography

Inchcruin is one of an island group just south of

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. It is long, and in elevation at its highest point. Its name means "round island" in the

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language, although it is not round, but a rather jagged shape. It has a couple of beaches, and is wooded, with some open fields. Only a very narrow channel, called the Geggles separates Inchcruin from Inchmoan. At only deep, it is sometimes possible to wade between the islands.Worsley, Harry ''Loch Lomond: The Loch, the Lairds and the Legends'' Lindsay Publications (Glasgow) 1988

History

The travel writer, H.V. Morton visited Loch Lomond in the 1930s, and mentions Inchcruin briefly and wrongly as "Inchcruim". In the 18th century it was used as an asylum for the insane. It contains one house, around 200 years old, which was inhabited in the past by people who farmed on the island. It is now a holiday retreat. The island is classified by the

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as an inhabited island that "had no usual residents at the time of either the 2001 or 2011 censuses."The National Records of Scotland (2013) referred to "Inchruin", which is presumably a typographical error.

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Cruin Uninhabited islands of Stirling (council area) {{Stirling-geo-stub

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