Bridge between St. Mary's Loch and Loch of the Lowes, Selkirkshire.

trikermike, on June 9, 2008, said:

MMMM... MAYBE NOT, AS LOCH OF THE LOWES IS IN PERTHSHIRE, NEAREST TOWN IS DUNKELD, PERHAPS THIS IS LOWES LOCH, AN EASY MISTAKE

P Ward, on June 9, 2008, said:

You are quite wrong, Trikermike. I was born and brought up in the Scottish Borders, and I know this place well. Why don't you look at a good map?

Prior to Sir Walter Scott's career as a novelist, both of these lochs in Selkirkshire were known as "Lochs of the Lowes"; but he popularised the name "St. Mary's Loch" for the upper & larger one, while the lower, smaller loch retained the name "Loch of the Lowes". If there is a "Loch of the Lowes" in Perthshire, that doesn't mean that there can't be two lochs in Scotland with the same name.

trikermike, on July 18, 2008, said:

ah, thanks for that-may i offer my profound apologies to all who may be upset by my conversations? thanks again for the lessons..and the pretty pictures