Inchmurrin
Island in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 56.043, -4.612 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 37 86 |
| Dialling code: | 01436 (Helensburgh) |
Inchmurrin sits in Loch Lomond in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and is the largest island in the loch and one of the biggest freshwater islands in Britain. Largely wooded with pockets of pasture and a resident deer population, the island feels pleasantly remote despite being reachable by private boat or occasional visitor boats from Balloch.
Its history includes use as a hunting estate and small-scale habitation, and the island’s name is believed to derive from Gaelic with possible ecclesiastical associations. Today Inchmurrin is best known for its mix of wildlife, quiet farming activity and seasonal tourism, making it a distinctive and atmospheric feature of the loch’s cultural landscape.
Postcode districts covering Inchmurrin
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Paisley 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Cumbernauld 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Greenock 9 miles14.4 km
- Rutherglen 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Cambuslang 23.5 miles37.9 km
- Bearsden 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Clydebank 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Newton Mearns 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Bishopbriggs 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Renfrew 14.3 miles23 km
- Dumbarton 6.7 miles10.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Lomond Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Inchtavannach Island 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Balloch and Haldane Place 3 miles4.8 km
- Inchcruin Island 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Inchfad Island 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Helensburgh and Lomond South Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Alexandria Place 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Inchlonaig Island 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Bonhill Place 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Renton Place 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Leven Ward 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Helensburgh Place 5.3 miles8.5 km
Example postcodes in Inchmurrin
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 13.7 miles22 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 36.8 miles59.3 km
- Balloch Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Alexandria Railway Station 4.2 miles6.7 km
Hotels near Inchmurrin Ad
- Cameron House on Loch Lomond 5 2 miles3.3 km
- Duck Bay Hotel & Restaurant 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Lodge on Loch Lomond Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Loch Lomond Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Balloch House by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Abbotsford Hotel 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Beach House 4 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Cardross Inn 5.8 miles9.4 km
- The Winnock Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Rhu Inn 6.7 miles10.8 km
Local points of interest
- Rossdhu House Estate 1.9 miles3 km
- Balloch Castle Estate 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Ross Priory Estate 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Camstraddan House Estate 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Strathleven Estate 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Buchanan Castle Estate 5.6 miles9 km
- Rosneath House Estate 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Strathclyde Homes Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles12 km
- Great Harbour Harbour 7.6 miles12.2 km
- East Yard Shipyard, Port Glasgow Historic site 8 miles12.9 km
- Cappielow Stadium 8.3 miles13.4 km