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Fraoch Eilean is a small island in Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond (; gd, Loch Laomainn - 'Lake of the Elms'Richens, R. J. (1984) ''Elm'', Cambridge University Press.) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of C ...
, Scotland. Its name means "heather island" in Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
.
It is near Luss
Luss (''Lus'', 'herb' in Gaelic) is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the west bank of Loch Lomond. The village is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
History
Historically in the County of Dunbarton, its origina ...
on the mainland, and according to legend, was used as its prison, indeed on Charles Ross's 1792 ''Plan of Dunbartonshire, Loch Lomond and its Environs'', Fraoch Eilean is marked as "Luss Prison".
It is covered in heather and bramble
A bramble is any rough, tangled, prickly shrub, usually in the genus ''Rubus'', which grows blackberries, raspberries, or dewberries. "Bramble" is also used to describe other prickly shrubs, such as roses (''Rosa'' species). The fruits inclu ...
s.
References
* http://www.loch-lomond.net/islands/fraoch.htmlExternal links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090710015304/http://lochlomond-islands.com/article which mentions it
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