INCH-CAILLOCH, an isle, in the parish of Buchanan,
county of Stirling. This beautiful island, the
name of which signifies the " Isle of Old Women", is
situated in Loch Lomond, and is one of a cluster in that
magnificent and celebrated lake. It lies close to the
shore, about two miles distant in a line westward from
the church of Buchanan, and is a mile in length, ele-
. vated, and covered with wood, except where cultivated
for wheat and oats, which it produces of very good quality.
Here formerly stood a nunnery, the church
attached to which was once the parochial church of
Buchanan; but owing to the inconvenience arising
from crossing to the island in boisterous weather, divine
service was transferred to a chapel near the house of
Buchanan. This place is the property of the Duke of
Montrose.