Innis Chonain

Innis Chonain or Innischonan is an island in Loch Awe, Scotland connected to the mainland by a bridge.

Key Information

Scottish 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
Coordinates	56°23′N 5°04′W / 56.39°N 5.07°W / 56.39; -5.07
Physical geography
Island group	Loch Awe
Area	8 ha
Highest elevation	62 m above sea level
Administration
Council area	Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Demographics
Population	2[1]
Population rank	88= (Freshwater: 3) [2]
References	[3]
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Architect, author and antiquarian Walter Douglas Campbell, a young brother of Archibald Campbell, 1st Baron Blythswood, purchased the island in the second half of the 19th century. He designed and built Innis Chonain House and also nearby St Conan's Tower for himself, his artist sister Helen and their mother the elderly Mrs Caroline Campbell of Blythswood House near Glasgow. Walter delighted in building unusual properties, including St Conan’s Kirk, which is on the mainland nearby, an eclectic blend of church styles.^[4]

56°23′13″N 5°3′57″W / 56.38694°N 5.06583°W / 56.38694; -5.06583

1. ^ "Scottish Islands Data Dashboard". RESAS/Scottish Government. 2025. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
2. ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
3. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 50 Glen Orchy & Loch Etive (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319229781.
4. ^ "Lochawe". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2007.

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