Inchgalbraith is an islet 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 Ce ...

, Scotland, and is the ancestral home of

Clan Galbraith Clan Galbraith is a Scottish clan. The clan does not have a chief recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. Because of this, the clan is considered an armigerous clan, and as such Clan Galbraith has no standing under Scots Law. The clan-name of ...

History

Inchgalbraith, is as its name implies, connected with

, and was one of their strongholds.Worsley, Harry ''Loch Lomond: The Loch, the Lairds and the Legends'' Lindsay Publications (Glasgow) 1988 The remains of their ancient castle can still be seen on it.Wilson, Rev. John ''The Gazetteer of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1882) Published by W. & A.K. Johnstone It is possibly a

crannog A crannog (; ga, crannóg ; gd, crannag ) is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes and estuarine waters of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Unlike the prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps, which were bu ...

. Probably, in the late 19th century the castle restored by gravelly concrete.

Geography

It is on the west side of Loch Lomond, southeast of

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 ...

. Its greatest elevation is . The most area on the island is covered by the castle and now with the collapsed stones from the castle itself.

Wildlife

Inchgalbraith was a breeding place for

osprey The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o ...

s until 1869.Garnett, T. (1800). ''Observations on a Tour of the Highlands'' ... London. V.1. p. 41

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20080909125707/http://www.loch-lomond.net/islands/inchgalbraith.html * https://web.archive.org/web/20090710015304/http://lochlomond-islands.com/
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Galbraith Uninhabited islands of Argyll and Bute {{Scotland-geo-stub