Innis Chonain
| Gaelic name | Innis Chonain |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | Island of St Conan |
| Location | |
  Innis Chonain Innis Chonain shown within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NN107258 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Loch Awe |
| Area | 8 ha |
| Highest elevation | 62 m above sea level |
| Political geography | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Scotland |
| Council area | Argyll and Bute |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 5[1] |
| Population rank | 76 (Freshwater: 5) [2] |
 | |
| References | [3] |
Innis Chonain or Innischonan is an island in Loch Awe, Scotland connected to the mainland by a bridge.
Loch Awe showing some of the islands in the loch, including Innis Chonain
Walter Douglas Campbell, great-grandfather of the Duke of Argyll built a large house on Innis Chonain and St Conan's Tower in Lochawe as a winter home for the family.[4] Walter was a self-made architect and delighted in building unusual properties, including St Conan’s Kirk, which is on the mainland nearby, an eccentric blend of church styles.[5]
Coordinates: 56°23′13″N 5°3′57″W / 56.38694°N 5.06583°W
Footnotes
- ↑ National Records of Scotland (15 August 2013) (pdf) Statistical Bulletin: 2011 Census: First Results on Population and Household Estimates for Scotland - Release 1C (Part Two). "Appendix 2: Population and households on Scotland’s inhabited islands". Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands >20ha in extent and 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 50 Glen Orchy & Loch Etive (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319229781.
- ↑ "St Conan's Tower Apartments". Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ↑ "Lochawe". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
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