“The Lady of the Lake” is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), and is set around Loch Katine and the Scottish Trossachs. Being a huge Sir Walter Scott fan (I have a first edition of his entire collection, and even travel with his biography that I am reading that was published in the mid-1800s (yes, I travel with 200-year-old books! Several of them!).
It was such a delight to visit the area about which I have read so much, and envisage what it would have been like back in Scott’s day…
Kilmartin is one of my absolute favourite places in all of Scotland - while at first glance there doesn't seem much to see, there are in fact over 800 ancient monuments, stone circles, dolman, cairns, and other features within the Kilmartin Glen! Add to that, it just feels amazing... I am…
My last outing before leaving beloved Scotland... The specks on the hill are sheep... This is the view over to Inverary... ...and the castle belongs to the Duke of Argyl... There are no words I could possibly find that would express just how gloriously beautiful this place…