Loch Katrine

The summer dawn's reflected hue, To purple changed Loch Katrine blue, Mildly and soft the western breeze, Just kissed the Lake, just stirr'd the trees. Sir Walter Scott The Lady of the Lake Loch Katrine, a poem by William McGonagall Maps, photos and antique postcards Whiskey & Water on the Loch The Teapot - destroyed 2003 Rampant Scotland Scottish Water Ride the SS Sir Walter Scott

This is Clan Gregor country!
Loch Katrine (Gaelic "Cateran" - meaning a Highland robber) is just under 10 miles long and over 1 mile wide. The Loch lies in the heart of the Trossachs. Loch Katrine's dramatic location was the inspiration for Sir Walter Scott's major work, The Lady of the Lake.

Stronachlachar is a scattering of houses provided for water board workers and a pier for the steamer 'Sir Walter Scott' on Loch Katrine. There are some marvelous views to be had from the pier. Factor's Island, where Rob Roy held the Duke of Montrose's Factor, Graham of Killearn, for ransom, can be viewed just off the pier. You can walk or cycle along the private north Katrine road which leads to the far end of the loch and on to Callander. The steamship was launched in 1899 and still plies the water from the Trossachs Pier.

From this road you can access Glengyle House, for years the home of the MacGregor Chiefs. The clan graveyard can still be found across the road behind the house. Farther down the road is the Portnellan graveyard, now an artificial island created by the water board workers to protect the ancestral burial ground of the MacGregors when the waters of the loch were raised to provide Glasgow's water supply. The clean, pure waters of Loch Katrine have been used as a supply reservoir for the City of Glasgow since 1859.

Images of Loch Katrine
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Ben A'an	Loch Katrine view	Loch Katrine view	The Sir Walter Scott
Factor's Island	Snowy Stronachlachar	The Teapot	Glengyle House
Looking West	Detail of an old postcard	Map circa 1938	Current Map
"Views of the Trosachs and Loch Katrine" antique postcards published circa 1880 by Thomas Nelson and Sons
Ben A'an from the slope of Ben Venue	Ben Venue and Ellen's Isle	Ben Ledi from Callander Bridge	Ellen's Isle, Loch Katrine
The Brig of Turk	The Boat House, Loch Katrine	Loch Achray	The Silver Strand
Loch Vennachar	In the Pass of the Trosachs	The Path by the Lake, Loch Katrine	The Trosachs Hotel
Ellen's Isle by Henry Jackson Simpson - 1893-1963

Visit Glengyle House

Photographs © Nancy Johnson, Alistair Ferrie, and others

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