Aber Isle Explained

Aber Isle or Aber Inch is a small island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Endrick, by the abandoned village of Aber, and is NaNmiles from Clairinch.^[1] Its name derives from the Celtic word for the mouth of a river,^[2] or Gaelic eabar meaning "mud, mire".^[3]

There are some trees on it including alders and a collection of Scots pine and Hornbeam.

It is owned as part of Claddoch, north of Gartocharn.^[4]

Footnotes

56.0667°N -36°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aber . The Islands of Loch lomond . 18 February 2009 .
2. Garnett, T. (1800). Observations on a Tour of the Highlands ... London. V.1. p. 40.
3. Web site: James . Alan G. . A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence - Guide to the Elements . Scottish Place Name Society - The common Brittonic Language in the Old North . 25 October 2018.
4. Web site: Three Loch Lomond islands are under new ownership. HeraldScotland. en. 2019-05-14.