Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond lies where the Scottish Lowlands meet the Highlands, with wooded shores, islands and steep hills to the north. Boats joined communities around the water, while the neighbouring valleys linked the loch to inland routes.

The Colquhouns held lands on the western shore, and in 1603 fought Clan Gregor at nearby Glen Fruin. During the Jacobite rising of 1715, MacGregors raided the southern shores and gathered boats on the loch; government supporters, including Colquhouns, responded. Control of the boats mattered on a lake that both connected and separated its shores.