- TITLE
- Loch Lomond
- EXTERNAL ID
- PC_JMSTRACHAN_173
- PLACENAME
- Loch Lomond
- OLD COUNTY/PARISH
- ARGYLL
- PERIOD
- 1970s
- CREATOR
- JM Strachan
- SOURCE
- J I R Martin
- ASSET ID
- 29014
- KEYWORDS
- trees
lochs
hills
mountains
landscapes

Loch Lomond is 39 km (24 miles) long, its southern shore lying 23 km (14 miles) north of Glasgow. Loch Lomond comprises part of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. The Park, with a total area of 1865 square kilometres, was established as Scotland's first National Park in 2002.
There are between 30-40 islands on Loch Lomond. The largest island is Inchmurrin, which contains the ruins of a castle of the earls of Lennox and a ruined 7th century monastery with a chapel dedicated to St Mirin. Another of the loch's islands, Inchcailloch, is the site of a ruined nunnery. The building dates from the 13th century, although St Kentigerna and her followers first came to the island in the 8th century. Inchcailloch is also the burial place of the MacGregors.