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Island I Vow is a castle and settlement situated on an island in Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The site comprises the remains of a medieval castle of uncertain date alongside evidence of settlement activity, though detailed archaeological investigation and dating of its structures remain limited in the published record. The island location would have afforded defensive advantages characteristic of medieval Scottish fortified sites, commanding access to the loch and surrounding territory. The monument is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's designation system as an important element of the medieval settlement pattern in the Loch Lomond region, reflecting the strategic and domestic occupation of the loch islands during the medieval period.
Island I Vow, castle and settlement, Loch Lomond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11073. View the official record →
Island I Vow is a castle and settlement situated on an island in Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11073.
Island I Vow, castle and settlement, Loch Lomond dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a castle and settlement, loch lomond. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Island I Vow, castle and settlement, Loch Lomond is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM11073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pulpit Rock, preaching site, south of Ardlui (1.1 km), Inveruglas Castle, Inveruglas Isle, Loch Lomond (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Island I Vow, castle and settlement, Loch Lomond's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Island I Vow, castle and settlement, Loch Lomond stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.