Luss is a village in the Argyll & Bute region of Scotland, on the west bank of Loch Lomond, Scotland's largest freshwater loch. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Argyll and Bute is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (pronounced LOW-mond) (Scottish Gaelic Loch Laomainn) is a Scottish loch located in both the western lowlands of Central Scotland and the southern Highlands. ... View across Loch Lomond, towards Ben Lomond. ...

Its original name is Clachan dubh - dark village, probably because of Ben Lomond which towers over the Loch and its villages. Ben Lomond, 974 m (3196 feet), is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. ...

Saint Kessog brought Christianity to Luss in 510 AD, but the present Church of Scotland church was built in 1875 by Sir James Colquhoun in memory of his father who had drowned in the loch in December 1873. The Church of Scotland (C of S, also known informally as The Kirk; until the 17th century officially the Kirk of Scotland) is the Christian national church of Scotland. ...

Nowadays Luss is a conservation village, and a bypass was constructed to stop the traffic on the busy A82 trunk road from passing through it. Many of Luss' cottages are described as 'picturesque'. Luss Pier is a popular starting point for boat trips on the loch. There is a Kiltmaker and a Bagpipe Works. The A82 is the major road to the western Scottish Highlands, running from Glasgow to Inverness. ...

In recent years Luss became famous as a result of being the main outdoor location for the Scottish Television drama series Take the High Road. Despite the fact that the programme is no longer made, Luss still plays up its television connection and uses its fictional name "Glendarroch" on some of the buildings. Scottish Television is Scotlands largest independent television franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. ... Take the High Road was a soap opera produced by Scottish Television (STV) and set in the fictional village of Glendarroch (the real-life village of Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond). ...

The village also hosts a water taxi service to Balloch, at the south of the loch, allowing visitors to transfer on into Glasgow by train or visit its shopping centre. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...