Moncreiffe Island

Moncreiffe Island, also known as Friarton Island divides the River Tay into two channels as it flows through Perth in Scotland. It is crossed by the railway line to Dundee.HistoryMoncreiffe House was built in 1679, by the architect Sir William Bruce. It incorporated an older tower house and burned down in November 1957, claiming the life of Sir David Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 10th Baronet, the twenty-third Laird of Clan Moncreiffe. This tragedy led to the chiefship of the great Scottish herald and historian Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet.Land useThe King James VI Golf Course is situated on and covers much of the island with the remaining land used for allotments.At the 2011 census, it is the only permanently inhabited freshwater island in Scotland which is not on Loch Lomond.WildlifeThere are wild garlic, common bluebells, sweet cicely, broom and dog violets.