Loch Achray
| Loch Achray | |
|---|---|
Stirling, Scotland | |
| Coordinates | 56°13′36″N 4°23′42″W / 56.2267°N 4.3950°W |
| Primary outflows | Black Water |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Max. length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) [1] |
| Surface area | 82 ha (200 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 11 m (36 ft) |
Loch Achray is a small freshwater
The loch lies between
History
Loch Achray was for a time the home of
Stewart had a small hunting lodge on the small island at the west end of Loch Achray, "to which he resorted on any sudden emergency as a place of safety".[4] Alexander Campbell, writing in 1812, tells the following story:
It happened that a party of Argyleshire Campbells made an excursion to the King's forests of Glenartney and Glensinglais, whereof he [Stewart] was the keeper, and killed a great many of the deer and roebucks, without so much as asking the permission of Little James. The Argyleshire hunters, weary with the chase, and returning in quest of some habitation...met little James nearly opposite the small island on which his hut was situated, and inquiring of him what Magpie had built his nest on that island, he answered, 'One that hath scorned all manner of greedy hawks, from whatever quarter they might chance to come'. 'Tell the magpie from us (said the hunters) that we are no less disposed to hawk than to hunt around his nest; and tell him further, that we shall soon be on this way again, and mean to visit the nest of this vain chatterer: perhaps our hawks may not impress him with a mean opinion of their skill and dexterity in seizing their prey. Little James, somewhat nettled at the threatened visitation, peevishly replied; 'it may happen, likewise, that this chattering magpie, by the time your hawks have arrived within sight of his nest, by a singular power which he has over the hawks of these wooded mountains and glens, having called them in council, they may be prevailed on to suffer no strange hawks to infringe on their liberties, at least to within the range that they and their ancestors have for a length of time been accustomed.' So saying, they parted. In due time the Campbells kept their word; and Little James, having gathered his people from the various glens over which his influence extended, gave the meeting to the Argyleshire party in so warm a manner, that few returned to give an account of the hawking match for which they so merrily departed.[4]
Leisure
The south side of the loch is
See also
Notes
- ^ Anderson, George; Anderson, Peter (1834). "Lochs Venachar and Achray". Guide to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland Including Orkney and Zetland. John Murray. p. 422. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Achray, Loch". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ *James Beag Stewart at Stewarts of Balquhidder webpage Retrieved November 2010
- ^ a b Campbell, Alexander, p.108, A journey from Edinburgh through parts of North Britain: Containing Remarks On Scottish Landscape; and Observations On Rural Economy, Natural History, Manufactures, Trade, and Commerce (1812) Retrieved November 2010
- ^ Lomond, Loch; G83 8EG, The Trossachs National Park Authority Carrochan Carrochan Road Balloch. "Loch Achray Campsite - Here. Now. All of us". Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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