Inchcolm
Sign in to savethumb|285px|Inchcolm Island from Fife
Key facts
- Scottish island.location_map
- Scotland Fife
- Scottish island.caption
- Inchcolm shown within Fife
- Scottish island.GridReference
- NT189827
- Scottish island.celtic name
- Innis Choluim
- Scottish island.meaning of name
- Island of St Columba
- Scottish island.Image
- Inchcolm_and_Braefooot_Bay_from_the_air_(geograph_5835061).jpg
- Scottish island.ImageCaption
- Inchcolm and Braefoot Bay
- Scottish island.Population
- 2
- Scottish island.island group
- Islands of the Forth
- Scottish island.local authority
- Fife
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Early history
- Late Middle Ages and English raids
- Tudor and early modern period
- Military defences
- Tourist attraction
- Wildlife
- See also
- Footnotes
- External links
thumb|285px|Inchcolm Island from Fife
Inchcolm () is an island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The island has a long history as a site of religious worship, having started with a church, which later developed into a monastery and a large Augustine Abbey in the mid 13th century. It was repeatedly attacked by English raiders during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and was later fortified extensively with gun emplacements and other military facilities during both World Wars to defend nearby Edinburgh.