What is recorded here

Inch Talla is a narrow island in the Lake of Menteith where a medieval castle once rose above the water. The stones may have fallen, but the island still cuts the lake like a knife edge. A boat could have touched its bank at dawn, carrying someone who never returned to the main shore.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lake of Menteith, Inch Talla, Talla Castle as Castle (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Talla Castle, located on Inch Talla in the Lake of Menteith, was likely built in the 13th or 14th century by a local landholding family, possibly connected to the region's medieval religious or secular lords. The site is remembered for its strategic position on an island, which would have provided natural defences and made it a significant local stronghold in the medieval period.

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