Luss
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Luss Scottish Gaelic Clachan dubh (English Black Stones) Scots Luss |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 6 ′ N , 4 ° 38 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ALEXANDRIA | ||
| ZIP code section | G83 | ||
| prefix | 01436 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Dumbarton | ||
Luss ( from Gaelic : Lus, "herb") is a village in Argyll and Bute in Scotland , on the west bank of Loch Lomond .
history
Historically located in County Dunbarton , the original name of the village is Clachan dubh , or "dark village". Ben Lomond , the southernmost Munro , dominates the north view over the lake, in the west of the village are the Luss Hills.
Saint Kessog Christianized Luss in the early Middle Ages. A number of early medieval and medieval monuments, including simple cross slabs from the 7th century and an 11th century hogback grave slab, survived in the churchyard.
A well-preserved late medieval portrait of a bishop stands in the modern church. The Church of Scotland 's present house of worship was built in 1875 by Sir James Colquhoun in memory of his father who drowned in the lake in December 1873. Luss is the ancestral seat of the Colquhoun clan .
Attractions
Nowadays Luss is a village in a nature reserve. In the past few years, Luss has become famous as the prime location for the outdoor scenes for the Scottish drama series Take the High Road .
About a mile south of the village, in a valley niche near Aldochlay, there is a small figure on a stone plinth. Contemporary legend has it that it is a memorial to a child who drowned in the lake, but in fact it was erected in 1890 by a local stonemason who found the statue in a London junkyard.
There are two cross slabs and one hogback in the St Kessog Church cemetery .
Facilities
The village hosts a water taxi service to Balloch , to the south of the lake, so visitors can continue to Glasgow by train.
Loch Lomond Golf Club, home of the Barclays Scottish Open , is in the village.
Footnotes
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ Wee Peter - LUSS TV - YouTube . uk.youtube.com. February 27, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
