Ceardach is a small island in Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish...

, in west central Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. The island lies east of Bucinch

Bucinch

Bucinch or Buc-Innis is a small island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland.The heavily wooded island lies due north of Inchcruin and rises steeply from a rocky coastline to 24m in a central summit.Along with smaller neighbour, Ceardach, Bucinch was donated to the National Trust for Scotland...

 and north of Inchcruin

Inchcruin

- Geography :Inchcruin is one of an island group just south of Luss. It is 3/4 of a mile long, and 50ft at its highest point. Its name means "round island" in the Scottish Gaelic language, although it is not round, but a rather jagged shape. It has a couple of beaches, and is wooded, with some open...

. The name "Ceardach" means a smithy.

History

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

Along with neighbour, Bucinch

Bucinch

Bucinch or Buc-Innis is a small island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland.The heavily wooded island lies due north of Inchcruin and rises steeply from a rocky coastline to 24m in a central summit.Along with smaller neighbour, Ceardach, Bucinch was donated to the National Trust for Scotland...

, the island, was donated to the National Trust for Scotland

National Trust for Scotland

The National Trust for Scotland for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National Trust for Scotland describes itself as the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to...

by Col Charles L Spencer of Warmanbie, Dumfries, in 1943.

Wildlife

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.

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