Loch Katrine,the Trossachs, Scotland, UK
The largest loch in the Trossachs, Loch Katrine, which is 8 miles long, lies within the valley of Strath Gartney to the east of Loch Lomond. The loch derives its name from the Gaelic 'cateran' meaning a Highland robber, the most notorious of which was Rob Roy MacGregor who was born at Glengyle House at the northern end of the Loch. Sir Walter Scott's best-selling poem 'The Lady of the Lake' published in 1809 popularised the loch and in particular the romantic wooded islet known as Ellen's Isle. Queen Victoria sailed up the loch in September 1869 and in 1803 it inspired the poets Samuel Coleridge and William Wordsworth. A source of pure water for the city of Glasgow since 1859, Loch Katrine is still visited by large numbers of tourists who either walk or cycle the road on the north side of the loch or take the steamship SS Sir Walter Scott which was launched in 1899 and still plies the water from the Trossachs Pier. The loch is 8 miles (13 km) in length.
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