Balloch

Maid of the Loch , Loch Lomond Shores, Balloch, Scotland

Loch Lomond Sea Life Aquarium, Loch Lomond Shores, Balloch, Scotland

Otter Statue by Laurence Broderick , Loch Lomond Shores, Balloch, Scotland

Maid of the Loch , Loch Lomond Shores, Balloch, Scotland

Original examples are rare as Edward VIII only reigned for less than a year, from 20 January 1936 to 11 December 1936. After his abdication, most boxes bearing his cypher were modified or replaced. Quoted from Wikimedia .

Balloch Castle is an early 19th-century country house situated at the southern tip of Loch Lomond, in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Balloch was a property of the Lennox family from the 11th century, and the old castle was built in the 13th century. In the 19th century the estate was purchased by John Buchanan of Ardoch, who demolished the ruins of the old castle and erected the present building. Quoted from Wikipedia .

PS Maid of the Loch is the last paddle steamer built in Britain. She operated on Loch Lomond for 29 years and as of 2016 is being restored at Balloch pier. Quoted from Wikipedia .

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This scene was painted in 1929 by the Scottish Colourist, George Leslie Hunter. See the painting here . George Leslie Hunter on Wikipedia .

Situated at the historic crossing point of the River Leven, this five-span plate-girder and lattice-truss bridge was opened in 1887, replacing an earlier suspension bridge dating from 1841. Quoted from Sabre Wiki .

Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands. Quoted from Wikipedia.

Looking from the Lowlands to the Highlands

The architect of the Tudor Gothic building was London-based Robert Lugar, who had designed the nearby Tullichewan Castle in 1792. The building's turrets and crenellations are purely decorative with no defensive value. The lancet windows, tracery, hoodmoulds and blind arrow-slits are all borrowings from earlier building styles. Quoted from Wikipedia .

Workers had to flee to safety after the Maid of the Loch paddle steamer broke free as it was being winched out of Loch Lomond. Quoted from the BBC News website .

River Leven, Balloch

Balloch, Scotland

This is the point where Loch Lomond has its outflow to the River Leven.