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Places of Scottish Interest - Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine

Welcome to Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine, Rob Roy country! See the following topics:

• Loch Lomond
• Loch Katrine

Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond - June 1977

According to Did You Know? - Loch Lomond, " Loch Lomond is the largest expanse of fresh water in Britain (measuring 27.5 square miles) but at 22.6 miles long it is only the third longest loch in Scotland (Lochs Awe and Ness are longer)."

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The Maid o' the Loch - June 1977

This is the steamer you ride for the tour of Loch Lomond. According to "Maid o' the Loch", "The 'Maid' is the last of the long line of major paddlers built for cruising Britain's estuaries and lakes. Built by A & J Inglis of Pointhouse, Glasgow, builders of the famous PS Waverley, she was sent the short distance to her home port of Balloch on Loch Lomond in pieces by rail and reassembled on the slip on the outhern end of Scotland's largest and most famous lake.She was launched on 5th March, 1953 and made her first scheduled sailing on 25th May."

The Capital Scot has a fond memory of sailing on the "Maid" in summer 1957. Then, one could dine in semi-elegance during the cruise - linen tablecloths, heavy metal flatware, china, glass, etc. (even the fish knife!).

The Maid o' the Loch was launched in Coronation Year 1953 for service on Loch Lomond, the largest lake in Britain.  It is:  the last paddle steamer built in Britain;  the largest inland waterway passenger vessel built in Britain, and  a direct descendant of the first loch paddle steamer of 1818.

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The Banks o' Loch Lomond - June 1977

By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond
Oh we twa ha'e pass'd sae mony blithesome days,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.

Chorus --
Oh ye'll tak' the high road and I'll tak' the low road,
an' I'll be in Scotland before ye',
But wae is my heart until we meet again
On the Bonnie, bonnie banks O' Loch Lomond.

I mind where we parted in yon shady glen
On the steep, steep side o' Ben Lomon'
Where in purple hue the highland hills we view
and the morn shines out frae the gloamin'

Chorus --

The wee bird may sing an' the wild flowers spring;
an' in sunshine the waters are sleepin'
But the broken heart it sees nae second spring,
and the world does na ken how we're greetin'

Chorus --

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Inversnaid

Waterfalls at Inversnaid - June 1977

Inversnaid is near the northern end of Loch Lomond. There is a narrow strip of land (about five miles wide) between Iknversnaid on Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine.  The garrison was a fort build around 1713 by Rob Roy's foes to protect themselves against him and his clan.  It was located between Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine.

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Below the waterfalls at Inversnaid - June 1977

This is rough terrain in which the MacGregors could hide and raid their foreign enemies.

The achievement of Robert Oig, or Young Rob Roy, as the Lowlanders called him, was celebrated in a ballad.

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Loch Katrine

Loch Katrine - Ellen's Isle - June 1977

The domain of Clan Gregor stretched from Ben Lomond to Ben Ledi.  This is the mountainous area known as the Triossachs.  The lake of sir Walter Scott's Lady of the Lake is Loch Katrine.

See Excerpts From The Lady Of The Lake.

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