About 25 miles north-west of Glasgow city centre lies one of the greatest natural wonders in Britain: Loch Lomond. Now it may not be as famous as Loch Ness, and it may not be home to a legendary monster, but Loch Lomond has its own claims to fame. Carved out by glaciers in the last Ice Age, Lomond is a stonking 36 kilometres long, making it the largest lake in Britain by surface area. No wonder the Loch and the surrounding area was designated the first ever National Park in Scotland!
There's always been a certain celebrity to it. By the eighteenth century it was a popular tourist destination with travellers, including the writers Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, who visited on the way back from their tour of the Western Isles. Not to mention the song about it, 'The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond', published first in the mid-nineteenth century.
This design shows a plane flying northward over the Loch, with the Trossachs rising on the right hand side and the Highlands in the distance - a beautiful scene to enjoy as you dry the dishes!
