"Loch Lomond" 
(schottisch-gälisch Loch Laomainn) 
ist ein See nordwestlich von Glasgow, 
gilt als der schönste See Schottlands
und ist der flächenmäßig größte der 
Insel Großbritannien 
er ist ca. 40 km lang, ca. 8 km breit und 190 mtr. tief










Der See ist über die Jahrhunderte eingegangen in Geschichten und Gesänge. Das Gedicht Loch Lomond beruht auf einem Brief, den der junge Soldat Donald McDonald vom Clan Keppoch an seine Geliebte Moira nach dem zweiten Jakobitenaufstand von 1745 geschrieben hat, während er im Carlisle Castle auf seine Hinrichtung für seine Beteiligung am Aufstand wartete. Auf der Grundlage dieses Briefes dichtete Andrew Lang seine berühmten Verse The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond, die um 1876 erschienen. Sein Gedicht wurde im Laufe der Jahre vertont und ist heute ein traditionelles schottisches Volkslied, welches durch die Interpretation der schottischen Musikgruppe Runrig auch international bekannt wurde.

Der vierte Akt von Giuseppe Verdis 1857 uraufgeführter Oper "Aroldo" spielt am Loch Lomond

In der Comic-Serie Tim und Struppi trinkt die zweite Hauptfigur, Kapitän Haddock, gern (und meist zu viel) schottischen Whisky der (damals fiktiven) Marke „Loch Lomond“. Auf dem Umweg der Comicserie wurde dann aus der fiktiven Marke Loch Lomond eine tatsächliche, die zunächst in Frankreich, seit einigen Jahren auch in Deutschland im Handel erhältlich ist.


Unter Golfspielern ist der See bekannt wegen seines Mitte der 1990er Jahre errichteten Golfplatzes, auf dem alljährlich die 
"Scottish Open" 
abgehalten werden.

Der schottische Steel-Dart Profi 
Jamie Harvey  "The Breave Dart"
   
wird bei Turnieren der 
"Professional Dart Corporation"  
mit dem Lied "Loch Lomond" 
von der Band "Runrig"
auf seinem Weg zur Bühne begleitet.

The Band Runrig  "Loch Lomond"

Liedtext

By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond.
Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.

Refrain:
Oh ye'll take the high road and I'll take the low road,
And I'll be in Scotland afore ye;
But me and my true love will never meet again
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.

'Twas then that we parted in yon shady glen,
On the steep, steep side of Ben Lomond,
Where in deep purple hue the Hieland hills we view,
And the moon comin' out in the gloamin'.

Refrain
The wee birdies sing and the wild flowers spring,
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping;
But the broken heart will ken nae second spring again,
Tho' the waeful may cease frae their greeting.

Volkslied
"Loch Lomond"


Legend of Loch Lomond

Some places are so powerful, that they inspire songs. In Scotland the land itself seems to sing; rebel songs of the Highland clans, rhythms for work in lowland glens, a harmony of landscape and life, songs of the island sung to the skies, laments for loved ones lost at sea and ballads for those who wait. There is one Scottish song, however, known the world over, which touches the heart of all who hear it - "The Bonnie Bonnie Banks O Loch Lomond" - but while many know the song, few know that behind it there is a story: a tale now long forgotten, trapped in time, waiting for someone to come to set it free. The Legend of Loch Lomond tells this dramatic ghost story of 18th-century lovers cruelly separated by war, but reunited in the present day by a beautiful young singer who inadvertently becomes entangled in their tale.

In 1745, during the retreat of the Scottish army from England, several of the wounded Scots had to be left behind, as they could struggle no further. Many fell into the hands of the English and were flung into jail. The song was written by one young Scottish soldier to his sweetheart. He had been captured along with his friend and was to be executed. His friend was to be set free and so he wrote the song. The spirit of the dead soldier traveling by the "low road" would reach Scotland before his comrade, struggling along the actual road over high rugged country. The film centers on two inter-linked love stories, one set during the Jacobite Rebellion and the other in the modern era, in the thriving Scottish music scene. The story takes place on Midsummer's Night, a time when two worlds, the modern day and the ghostly past are believed to magically merge together.

The Legend of Loch Lomond was originally commissioned by Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire to be screened at Loch Lomond Shores, ScotlandÂ’s premiere visitor destination. Just north of Glasgow, Loch Lomond is an area whose tumultuous history and folklore have fascinated millions for centuries. The large-format film premiered at the royal launch of Loch Lomond Shores and marked the opening of its iWerks Theater. The story is set in the breathtaking surroundings of Loch Lomond, a celebrated and unique place in Scottish folklore. The area is famous for its many glacier-formed islands that seem to float in an ever-changing landscape. It remains a popular visitor destination because of the inspiring beauty, mystical presence, magical past as well as stunning myths and legends.