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The beauty of the loch has inspired numerous pieces of music over the years, the most famous being “The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond“, but there are plenty more below. The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond Traditional, first published 1841 Interpretation There are many theories about the meaning of the song. One interpretation is that it is (apocryphally) attributed to a Jacobite Highlander who was captured after the 1745 rising while he was fleeing near Carlisle and is sentenced … Read entire article »
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Loch Lomond Online Welcome to Loch Lomond. The largest inland waterway in Great Britain (in terms of surface area), Loch Lomond is 24 miles long and 5 miles wide. It forms a substantial … Read more »
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The beauty of the loch has inspired numerous pieces of music over the years, the most famous … Read more »
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Loch Lomond Online Welcome to Loch Lomond. The largest inland waterway in Great Britain (in terms of surface area), Loch Lomond is 24 miles long and 5 miles wide. It forms a substantial part of the ‘Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park’, which was Scotland’s first national park. The wild beauty of the Loch and its surrounding landscape has attracted all manner of visitors over the years, and it is featured in a number of songs (“The Bonnie Banks O’ Loch Lomond”), books (“Rob Roy”), films (from “Brigadoon” to “Spaceballs”) and paintings (FE Jamieson, C John Taylor). … Read entire article »
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There are a large number of guidebooks available about Loch Lomond and the surrounding area – a selection of some of the best are shown below. The loch has also featured in many fictional tales as well, so a number of these are listed. Fiction Rob Roy Sir Walter Scott Rob Roy MacGregor was born at Loch Katrine and lived at Inversnaid on … Read entire article »