Tour Scotland short 4K travel video clip, with Scottish music, of the burial ground, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the Island of Inchcailloch in Loch Lomond, Britain, United Kingdom. Inchcailloch, Scottish Gaelic: Innis na Cailleach, is an islet on Loch Lomond which is also known to some as Inchebroida. One of the gravestones is known as the Grey Stane of Inchcailloch, it marks the grave of Gregor MacGregor, cousin to Rob Roy, and 15th Chief of Clan Gregor, who died in 1693. The name Inchcailloch means Isle of the old woman or Isle of the Hooded Woman in the Scottish Gaelic language. Saint Kentigerna went to Scotland from Ireland to preach and spread Christianity and the island is thought to be named after her. Inchcailloch had a church dedicated to St Kentigerna, which was the parish church until 1621, but the graveyard was used until 1947. St Kentigerna was an Irish woman who is not to be confused with St Kentigern, who was a man who is also known as St Mungo. The Clan MacGregor burial ground includes some of Rob Roy's ancestors. Legends have passed by word of mouth that the bones of a woman were found under the altar stone during an excavation. Inchcailloch has been used as a hunting forest since the reign of Robert the Bruce. Deer still roam the island. The island was farmed until the early 19th century, being recorded in 1800 as producing good wheat and oats; the ruins of the farm can still be seen. For around 130 years, Inchcailloch was an oak plantation. The resulting timber was processed at Balmaha, on the site of the West Highland Walking Way Inn, for making wood vinegar, pyroligneous acid, wood tar, and dye. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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