19:
27:
260:
173:
156:
Although Mary, Queen of Scots, was only on the island for a matter of weeks, at the age of five, fanciful stories have grown up around her on the island. For example, they state that it was here that she started to learn languages, held a mock court with the
151:
On
Inchmahome, she was hidden when the English were hammering at the gates of Stirling... Legend has labelled every yard of Inchmahome. There are the 'Queen's Bower', the 'Queen's Tree', and the 'Queen's
145:
Far in the middle of the lake was a low greyness that rose and fell in queer shadows, as though the once holy isle of
Inchmahome was built up out of lake water like a mirage.
148:
This little island is one of
Scotland's shrines; it was here that we can think of Mary Queen of Scots living, for once, happy hour in that first garden of her simpleness.
325:
301:
221:
320:
294:
186:
106:
visited three times, in 1306, 1308 and 1310. His visits were likely politically motivated, as the first
287:
88:
family were one of the most powerful in
Scotland at the time, and had an imposing country house on
126:, aged four, hidden here for a few weeks following the disastrous defeat of the Scots army at the
267:
178:
127:
119:
18:
123:
103:
62:
8:
138:
111:
93:
58:
275:
131:
73:
42:
92:, one of the other islands on the lake. There is some evidence that there was a
271:
26:
314:
236:
223:
46:
85:
81:
77:
259:
158:
89:
122:
also stayed at the priory. In 1547 the priory served as a refuge for
115:
100:
99:
The priory has a long history of receiving many notable guests.
69:
41:("my-Colmac's island"), is the largest of three islands in the
107:
168:
96:on the island before the priory was established.
312:
295:
57:Inchmahome is best known as the location of
161:, planted a box hedge and did needle work.
302:
288:
204:
202:
25:
17:
326:Stirling (council area) geography stubs
313:
199:
254:
13:
141:, visited in the 1930s and wrote:
137:The famous English travel writer,
14:
337:
258:
171:
321:Islands of the Lake of Menteith
80:, for a small community of the
118:King. In 1358 the future King
84:order (the Black Canons). The
30:Ancient woodland on Inchmahome
1:
192:
274:. You can help Knowledge by
22:Inchmahome island and Priory
7:
187:List of islands of Scotland
164:
72:was founded in 1238 by the
10:
342:
253:
52:
110:had sworn allegiance to
179:Scottish islands portal
128:Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
270:location article is a
212:(1933), Methuen London
154:
61:and for the attendant
37:, an anglicisation of
31:
23:
143:
29:
21:
237:56.17611°N 4.29694°W
124:Mary, Queen of Scots
63:priors of Inchmahome
233: /
242:56.17611; -4.29694
32:
24:
283:
282:
210:In Scotland Again
59:Inchmahome Priory
39:Innis Mo Cholmaig
333:
304:
297:
290:
262:
255:
248:
247:
245:
244:
243:
238:
234:
231:
230:
229:
226:
213:
206:
181:
176:
175:
174:
132:the Rough Wooing
104:Robert the Bruce
74:Earl of Menteith
43:Lake of Menteith
341:
340:
336:
335:
334:
332:
331:
330:
311:
310:
309:
308:
251:
241:
239:
235:
232:
227:
224:
222:
220:
219:
217:
216:
207:
200:
195:
177:
172:
170:
167:
55:
12:
11:
5:
339:
329:
328:
323:
307:
306:
299:
292:
284:
281:
280:
263:
215:
214:
208:Morton, H. V.
197:
196:
194:
191:
190:
189:
183:
182:
166:
163:
54:
51:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
338:
327:
324:
322:
319:
318:
316:
305:
300:
298:
293:
291:
286:
285:
279:
277:
273:
269:
264:
261:
257:
256:
252:
249:
246:
211:
205:
203:
198:
188:
185:
184:
180:
169:
162:
160:
153:
149:
146:
142:
140:
135:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
102:
97:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
66:
64:
60:
50:
48:
47:Stirlingshire
44:
40:
36:
28:
20:
16:
276:expanding it
265:
250:
218:
209:
155:
150:
147:
144:
136:
98:
78:Walter Comyn
67:
56:
38:
34:
33:
15:
240: /
139:H.V. Morton
82:Augustinian
315:Categories
225:56°10′34″N
193:References
159:Four Marys
90:Inch Talla
35:Inchmahome
228:4°17′49″W
152:Chamber'.
120:Robert II
268:Stirling
165:See also
112:Edward I
130:during
116:English
53:History
114:, the
94:church
70:priory
266:This
108:abbot
86:Comyn
45:, in
272:stub
101:King
68:The
317::
201:^
134:.
76:,
65:.
49:.
303:e
296:t
289:v
278:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
