2024 Update: Please note that Inchmahome Priory has reopened this year after being closed for repairs.

Where Is Inchmahome Priory?

You can find Inchmahome Priory on Scotland's only lake - The Lake of Menteith. Historic Scotland looked after the island, operating a passenger ferry service daily from March to November. The lake is on the Trossachs Trail, close to Aberfoyle. See map below for location.

Inchmahome’s History

Famously, Robert The Bruce visited the island in 1306 and Mary Queen of Scots stayed on the island as a young child. The first settlers came to the island and founded the priory in 1238. The thirteenth-century monastery is now in ruins; information panels help to show the original layout of the building.

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Visiting Inchmahome Priory

There is free parking for Inchmahome Priory at a designated car park. If there isn't a boat waiting for you as you arrive on the jetty, turn the board at the end of the pier to indicate that you require a ferry.

A short ferry ride will take you to the island. Visit the Gift Shop as you arrive to buy your ticket; you'll need this for your return boat trip.

There is a free Children's Explorer Quiz available from the Gift Shop, with some picture clues for kids to answer on their visit to the island.

Wildlife at Inchmahome Island

You can walk around the edge of the island and see a variety of birds. Look out especially for ospreys as they nest nearby and like to hunt on the lake with its plentiful supply of fish. Close to the pier, you can record your wildlife sightings on a blackboard.