Ceardach

Island in Scotland

56°5′32″N 4°35′13″W / 56.09222°N 4.58694°W / 56.09222; -4.58694AdministrationSovereign stateUnited KingdomCountryScotlandCouncil areaStirlingDemographicsPopulation0Lymphad

Ceardach is a small uninhabited[1] island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland. The island lies east of Bucinch and north of Inchcruin. The name Ceardach means a smithy.[2]

History

Ceardach may have been the site of an Iron Age bloomery or furnace for smelting iron ore.[2]

Along with neighbour, Bucinch, the island, was donated to the National Trust for Scotland by Col. Charles L. Spencer of Warmanbie, Dumfries, in 1943.[3]

Flora

A large variety of trees and other plants grow on the island, from seeds brought by birds, wind and water. There is a mature if stunted oak tree, willow, holly, briar, and bramble.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ceardach". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Ceardach 'The smithy'". Islands of Loch Lomond. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Bucinch & Ceardach". About Britain.com. Retrieved 25 September 2008.

External links

  • Media related to Ceardach at Wikimedia Commons
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