On the largest of the islands in the Lake of Menteith stands the ruins of the priory of Inchmahome. Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed here in 1547. The priory was founded in the early 13th Century …

May 8, 2024 · The Lake of Menteith is Scotland’s only lake (not a loch); a priory stands on Inchmahome, the largest of the lake’s three islands, and nearby stands Nun’s Hill, where, …

The Nuns' Walk is the name given to the track lined with sweet chestnut which delineates the land of the Earl of Menteith from that of the priory. The stories do not appear to have any historical …

Dec 5, 2024 · One of the most fascinating aspects of the "Nunnery" is its connection to one of the most famous legends tied to Inchmahome Island—the story of the nun who fell in love with a …

Nov 24, 2013 · For those who walk to the south of the island, you will find a small hill known as Nun’s Hill. This is where, so they say, a nun was buried in an upright position. This was her …

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Inchmahome, an anglicisation of Innis Mo Cholmaig ("my-Colmac's island"), is the largest of three islands in the Lake of Menteith, in Stirlingshire. Inchmahome is best known as the location of …

Follow in Mary, Queen of Scots footsteps to Inchmahome Priory, where she was taken to avoid the 'rough wooing' of English troops in 1547.

Sep 8, 2008 · Situated on an island in the middle of Lake Menteith, the only ‘Lake’ in Scotland, Inchmahome Priory is a ruined Augustine (The Black Cannons) priory founded in 1238 by …

There is an understorey of hazel, particularly in the southern part of the island around the Nuns' Hill. The early gardens laid out around the abbey, which may date back to the 13th century, …