Moncreiffe Island

{{Short description|Island in Scotland}}

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{{Infobox Scottish island

|Image = Moncreiffe_Island.jpeg

|ImageCaption = The island around 1880, looking northwest to the centre of Perth

|coordinates = {{coord|56.38|-3.42|display=inline}}

|GridReference=NO122220

|celtic name= Monadh Craoibhe

|norse name=

|meaning of name= Moorland of the Tree

|area={{convert|46|ha|acre|abbr=on}}

|area rank=209 (Freshwater: 7)

|highest elevation= {{convert|5|m|ft|abbr=on}}

|Population=3{{NRS1C}}

|population rank= 80= (Freshwater: 2=)

|population density =6.5 people/km²{{GRO10}}

|main settlement=

|island group= River Tay

|local authority=Perth and Kinross

|references={{Ordnance Survey}}{{Gaelic Placenames}}

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Moncreiffe Island, also known as Friarton Island, is an island in Perth, Scotland. It divides the River Tay into two channels as it flows through Perth, and is crossed by the single-track Tay Viaduct, carrying the Scottish Central Railway.

One half of the island is within Perth; the other is within Kinnoull parish.{{Cite book |last=Lewis |first=Samuel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AthEAQAAMAAJ&dq=kinnoull+samuel+lewis&pg=PA228 |title=A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Comprising the Several Countries, Islands, Cities, Burgh and Market Towns, Parishes, and Principal Villages, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions: Embellished with a Large Map of Scotland, and Engravings of the Seals and Arms of the Different Burghs and Universities |publisher= |year=1851 |pages=89 |language=en}}