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Shown within Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. Loch Lomond (/ ˈ l ɒ x ˈ l oʊ m ən d /; Scottish Gaelic: Loch Laomainn) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands. [1]
Loch Lomond, viewed from the slopes of Ben Lomond. The national park extends to cover much of the western part of the southern highlands, lying to the north of the Glasgow conurbation. The park authority defines the park as being split into four sections: Breadalbane, Loch Lomond, The Trossachs, and Cowal. [7]
The name is derived from Beinn eadar dà loch, meaning "mountain between two lochs". [1] Benderloch lies on the A828 road [2] in the coastal parish of Ardchattan, Argyll, Scotland. It grew up as the railway line from Ballachulish to Connel was completed in the early part of the 1900s, between the older locations of Selma and Craigneuk.
This loch lies at 33 metres (108 ft) above sea level, is over 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and is at the head of the Grimersta system. Loch Langavat Gaelic/Norse: Long lake Harris: Loch Leathan Gaelic: Broad Loch Skye This loch to the east of Portree, which includes Loch Fada, is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long. Loch Mealt: Skye
The Southern Highland Group consists of the Pitlochry Schist Formation overlain by the Loch Katrine Volcanic (or Volcaniclastic) Formation which is in turn overlain by the Ben Ledi Grit Formation. Ben Lomond, Ben Venue and Ben Ledi are all formed from the Ben Ledi grit. Ben Vorlich, Ben Ime and Ben Arthur are all formed from the Beinn Bheula ...
Brenton Loch in the Falkland Islands is a sea loch, near Lafonia, East Falkland. In the Scottish settlement of Glengarry County in present-day Eastern Ontario, there is a lake called Loch Garry. [8] Loch Garry was named by those who settled in the area, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, after the well-known loch their clan is from, Loch Garry in
The River Moidart enters the loch at its head, near the hamlet of Ardmolich. Various views of the loch have featured as an Apple TV screensaver since 2021. [1] The A861 runs along the loch's northern shore; it is a remote circuitous route which connects to the A830 at both ends, without passing through any significant settlements.
The loch is a popular spot with fishers, and also with birdwatchers, who come to see the local black-throated divers and greylag geese. At the southeast edge of the loch there is a small patch of coniferous forest. The "Wolf's Lair": Lochindorb Castle at Lochindorb in Badenoch, stronghold of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan.