Inchconnachan


Inchconnachan is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland, in the Trossachs National Park. It is accessible by boat from the village of Luss on the south side of the Loch.
The island is uninhabited apart from a holiday home: it is an Area of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation.

Wallabies

, of the species Macropus rufogriseus, were introduced by Lady Colquhoun in the 1940s, and still roam wild. It is one of the very few places outside Australia which has a viable population of wallabies.
More recently, there has been great controversy over them, and it has been suggested that they should be culled, or eradicated, as they supposedly threaten the capercaillie population. The cull has proven controversial, as some tourists visit the area specifically to see them, and because some animal rights activists consider it cruel. Iain Sheves, factor for Luss Estates, has said,
Over the years, there have been several unauthorized cullings, which have shocked Scottish locals and tourists visiting the island, who stumble upon, the often mutilated, bodies of the island's wallabies. No perpetrators have been found, and the motive is unknown.

Sale

On 9 July 2020, Inchconnachan Island is put up for sale by the Colquhoun family with a price tag of offers over £500,000.
The sale includes a derelict colonial-style timber bungalow dating from the 1920s, built for the tea merchant Admiral Sullivan, which was later the holiday home of the family of Lady Arran Colquhoun. Planning consent and detailed architectural drawings are in place to replace the bungalow with a new four-bedroom lodge and one-bedroom warden's house, along with a boat house and pier.

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