Loch Lomond
Coordinates	56°03′45″N, 04°30′30″WCoordinates: 56°03′45″N, 04°30′30″W
Lake type	Ribbon lake
Basin countries	Scotland
Max length	24 miles (39 km)
Max width	5 miles (8 km)
Surface area	27¼ mi² (71 km²)
Average depth	120 ft (37 m)
Max depth	630 ft (190 m)
Water volume	0.6 mi³ (2.6 km³)
Residence time (of lake water)	1.9 years
Surface elevation	25 ft (7.9 m)
Islands	Inchcailloch, Inchmurrin, Inchfad

Loch Lomond (IPA pronunciation: ['lomənd]), (Scottish Gaelic Loch Laomainn) is a Scottish loch, located in both the western lowlands of Central Scotland and the southern Highlands. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2185 KB) Summary Description: Loch Lomond Source: Digital Camera Date: 16 December 2005 Author: Abubakr Hussain Permission: {{{Permission}}} Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Loch Lomond Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates User:Abubakr. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ... A ribbon lake is a long and narrow, finger-shaped lake, usually found in a glacial trough. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ... A measure based on the volume of water in a lake and the mean rate of outflow. ... Inchcailloch (Scottish Gaelic: Innis na Cailleach) is an island on Loch Lomond in Scotland. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... From the summit of Inchcailloch over the woodland with the neighbouring island of Inchfad in the background Inchfad (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Fada) is an island in the south east of Loch Lomond in Scotland. ... Loch Lomond may refer to: Loch Lomond in Scotland in the United States: Loch Lomond (California) Loch Lomond (Illinois) Category: ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... This article is about the country. ... View across Loch Lomond, towards Ben Lomond. ...

Features

From the summit of the island of Inchcailloch over the woodland with the neighbouring island, Inchfad in the background

Traditionally a boundary of Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire, it is located in the current council areas of Stirling, Argyll and Bute, and West Dunbartonshire, and its southern shores lie approximately 14 miles (23 km) north of Glasgow, the country's largest city. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Inchcailloch (Scottish Gaelic: Innis na Cailleach) is an island on Loch Lomond in Scotland. ... From the summit of Inchcailloch over the woodland with the neighbouring island of Inchfad in the background Inchfad (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Fada) is an island in the south east of Loch Lomond in Scotland. ... Stirlingshire (Siorrachd Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the traditional county town. ... Dunbartonshire is one of the Traditional counties of Scotland, in that part of the country formerly called Lennox (which was a title of nobility). ... The 32 council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ... Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 2nd  - Total 6,909 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Lochgilphead ISO 3166-2 GB-AGB ONS code 00QD Demographics Population Ranked 23rd  - Total (2005) 90,870  - Density 13 / km² Scottish Gaelic  - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics Argyll & Bute Council http://www. ... West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

This freshwater loch is 24 miles long (39 kilometres), and ¾ mile to 5 miles wide. It has an average depth of about 120 ft (37 metres), and a maximum depth of about 630 ft (190 metres). Its surface area measures 27¼ miles² (71 km²), and it has a volume of 0.6 cubic miles (2.6 km³). It has the largest surface area of all the lochs, and is second biggest after Loch Ness in terms of water volume in Great Britain, although it is not the largest in the United Kingdom - this distinction belongs to Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... This article is about the body of water in Scotland. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...

The loch (as of July 2002) is now part of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. The West Highland Way runs along the eastern bank of the loch. Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park is a national park in Scotland. ... The West Highland Way is a long distance footpath in Scotland. ...

Ben Lomond is on the eastern shore. It is 3,195 ft (974 metres) in height and is the most southerly of the Scottish Munro peaks. Ben Lomond, 974 m (3196 feet), is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. ... For other uses, see Munro (disambiguation). ...

The loch contains a large number of islands, several of them quite large by the standards of British lochs/lakes, including Inchmurrin, the largest island in a loch/lake in the British Isles. As with Loch Tay, several of the islands appear to be Crannogs, artificial islands built in prehistoric periods. There is currently a project to build another island like it in Loch Ness. Categories: Possible copyright violations ... This article describes the archipelago in north-Western Europe. ... Loch Tay (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the district of Perthshire. ... A crannog is the name given in Scotland and Ireland to an artificial island or natural island, used for a settlement and usually linked to shore with a timber gangway or stone causeway. ...

Today, the loch is also well known for the Loch Lomond Golf Club which is situated on its south western shore. It has hosted many international events including the Scottish Open. More recently another golf club, "The Carrick" has opened on the banks of the Loch adjacent to the Loch Lomond Club. // Loch Lomond Golf Club is located in Luss, Argyll & Bute, Scotland on the shore of Loch Lomond. ... The Players Championship is a professional snooker tournament. ...

The main arterial route along the loch is the A82 road which runs the length of its western shore. For a long time this was a notorious bottleneck, with the route clogged with tourists during the summer months. It was upgraded in the 1980s and 1990s, although the stretch north of Tarbet remains unimproved. The A82 is the major road to the western Scottish Highlands, running from Glasgow to Inverness. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Tarbet is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ...

The song

Loch Lomond from just below Beinn Dubh and Creag an t-Seilich

Main article: The Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond

The loch is featured in the well-known song "Loch Lomond", which was first published around 1841.^[1] The chorus is: Image File history File links LochLomond(wfmillar)Jan2000. ... Image File history File links LochLomond(wfmillar)Jan2000. ... Loch Lomond The Bonnie Banks O Loch Lomond is a traditional Scottish song. ... Loch Lomond The Bonnie Banks O Loch Lomond is a traditional Scottish song. ...

Oh, ye'll tak' the high road, and I'll tak' the low road,

And I'll be in Scotland afore ye;

But me and my true love will never meet again

On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.

The song has been recorded by many performers over the years. While the original author is unknown, it is widely believed that the author was a Scottish soldier who awaited death in enemy captivity. In his final letter home he wrote this song, portraying his home and how much he would miss it. The "low road" is a reference to the Celtic belief that if someone died away from his homeland then the fairies would dig a tunnel for his soul to return home. Celts, normally pronounced // (see article on pronunciation), refers primarily to the members of any of a number of peoples in Europe using the Celtic languages or descended from those who did. ... by Sophie Anderson For other uses, see Fairy (disambiguation). ...

Other popular culture

A TV advert for Captain Haddock's favourite brand of whisky (Tintin and the Picaros)

• In The Adventures of Tintin cartoon book series, Captain Haddock's and Snowy's favourite drink is Scotch whisky of the brand Loch Lomond. This was a fictional creation; there is, however, a real Loch Lomond Distillery. [1] Sydney Krukowsi, a character in the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, also drinks Loch Lomond.

• The village of Luss ("Glendarroch") on the shores of the loch was the location for the TV soap Take the High Road, and the loch itself was given the fictional name Loch Darroch for the purpose of the series.

• The village of Luss, named therein as "Lios", and the islands nearby were used as the setting for E. J. Oxenham's first book, Goblin Island, published in 1907.^[2]

• One of the loch's islands (Inchconnachan) is home to a colony of wallabies.

• In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, Loch Lomond was named as the 6th greatest natural wonder in Britain.

• Loch Lomond is featured in the song "Almost Like Being In Love" from the Lerner and Lowe musical Brigadoon. The opening lyrics are: "Maybe the sun gave me the power/I could swim Loch Lomond and be home in half an hour/Maybe the air gave me the drive/I feel all aglow and alive!"

• The song "Loch Lomond" by the The Borderers is a popular tune with many Australian Gaelic and Folk music fans. During one of their performances, when they requested people to dance on stage, they actually broke the stage. At their next concert, a barrier was erected.

• Snotty, a Scottish character Mel Brooks' 1987 film Spaceballs makes an apparent comedic reference to Loch Lomond. As he operates the transporter beam in Planet Spaceball's capital city, he mentions issues with the "interlocking system". As he fixes the problem, he goes on to say; "Lock one, Lock two, Lock three, Loch Lomond". Although to many hearers it sounds like he's saying "Loch Lone", the words are indeed Loch Lomond (there is no "Loch Lone"), in humorous reference to Snotty's Scottish heritage, the character intended to be a parody of Star Trek's Scotty.

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References

See also

• Ardlui
• Balloch
• Balmaha
• Ben Lomond
• Inchcailloch
• Inchconnachan
• Inchmurrin
• Luss
• Rowardennan
• Tarbet
• West Loch Lomond Cycle Path

Ardlui is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute. ... Balloch (IPA: bæ:-lÉ™x) is a small town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the banks of Loch Lomond. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ben Lomond, 974 m (3196 feet), is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. ... Inchcailloch (Scottish Gaelic: Innis na Cailleach) is an island on Loch Lomond in Scotland. ... Inchconnachan is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Luss is a village in the Argyll & Bute region of Scotland, on the west bank of Loch Lomond, Scotlands largest freshwater loch. ... Rowardennan is a small hamlet on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond in Scotland. ... Tarbet is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Loch Lomond Cycle Path sign at Inverbeg The West Loch Lomond Cycle Path is a cycle path that runs from Arrochar and Tarbet railway station, at the upper end of Loch Lomond in Scotland, to Balloch railway station, at the bottom of the loch. ...

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