The Elanvow Preservation Fund

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March 2025 Update:
We were joined by David Connolly and Liam MacKenzie on March 18th on Inveruglas Isle for a planning assessment. No significant damage on either island from Eowyn, but two trees down on Elanvow and evidence it was hit hard.

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Interpretive Panel - August 2022

IslandIVow.Info

Island Stronghold
of the Clan Macfarlane

The castle at Island I Vow (Elanvow/Ellan Vhow) was built in 1577 by Andrew Macfarlane, 11th Chief of the Clan Macfarlane. In honour of his support for future King James VI/I at the Battle of Langside, Andrew was awarded the addition of a new crest and motto to his armorial bearings. The crest was a demi-savage holding a sheaf of arrows in one hand and pointing to the royal crown with the other hand. This gave the clan its motto "This I'll Defend". King James VI/I is said to have later visited Elanvow as evidenced by the Scottish proverb of "Macfarlane's Geese".Elanvow was the seat of the clan after Inveruglas was burned by forces loyal to Cromwell in the mid 17th century and remained the seat through the end of the 17th century.
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The Elanvow Preservation Fund (EIN 46-0871085, The Ellan Vhow Preservation Fund) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to archaeological study, preservation and maintenance of the sixteenth century castle, buildings and site on Island I Vow (Elanvow), Loch Lomond, Scotland and other Macfarlane-relevant sites in collaboration with Historic Environment Scotland. See our Project Status and Projects tabs for more on current projects.

Materials from this site may be used freely consistent with the goals of EVPF.