Bruce's Bay

Bay in Perthshire

Scotland

Bruce's Bay

Track in the Achray Forest Just round the corner we were about to come on a huge number of fallen trees, covering the track. It took us over 30 minutes to cover the next 200 yards of track, ducking and diving trees and not helped by a trackside ditch a foot deep in water. — Track in the Achray Forest Credit: Gordon Brown

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Bruce's Bay Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 56.230804/-4.4089919 or Grid Reference NN5006. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Track in the Achray Forest

Just round the corner we were about to come on a huge number of fallen trees, covering the track. It took us over 30 minutes to cover the next 200 yards of track, ducking and diving trees and not helped by a trackside ditch a foot deep in water.

Gordon Brown

Trees across the track in the Achray Forest

It took us over 30 minutes to cover the next 200 yards of track, ducking and diving trees and not helped by a trackside ditch a foot deep in water.

Gordon Brown

Are we getting too old for this?

It has taken us over 30 minutes to cover the last 200 yards or so of track, ducking and diving trees and not helped by a trackside ditch a foot deep in water. But the worst was now over!

Gordon Brown

Blocked path

The sign says the path is blocked but fails to say why.

Gordon Brown

SS Sir Walter Scott, the engine room

Looking down from the main deck.

Alan Murray-Rust

SS Sir Walter Scott at Loch Katrine Pier - 1998

This shows the vessel before the addition of the forward deck cabin and the new funnel Link – not – in my opinion – an improvement.

Alan Murray-Rust

Sad view of the SS Sir Walter Scott

Tied up and awaiting new boiler and other repairs, the venerable steam ship looks unlikely to be in service in summer 2022.

Gordon Brown

View of Loch Katrine leaving the pier

Gordon Brown

The Lady of the Lake leaves Trossachs Pier for an excursion on Loch Katrine

Gordon Brown

The waters from the Glen Finglas Reservoir, 2 miles to the east, enter Loch Katrine

Gordon Brown

Waterfall on the Achray Water

The Achray Water splits into two separate parts upstream from here and these join up again downstream. This is therefore only about half of the full flow, but still produces impressive falls.

Richard Sutcliffe

Pass of Achray

On the road to the Loch Katrine Dam. Ben Venue is in the distance. This view replicates the first image for this square NN4906 : Pass of Achray taken in 2002 and submitted in 2005.

Richard Sutcliffe

Road to the dam

Heading for the Loch Katrine Dam, with Ben Venue in the distance.

Richard Sutcliffe

Craigleven House

A private residence. It was probably connected with the nearby Loch Katrine Dam and related water works.

Richard Sutcliffe

Buildings at the dam

Storage sheds beside the Loch Katrine Dam. The shed on the left is actually a boat shed, and leads directly into the water of Loch Katrine. The sign to the right of the door of the central building says: TEST POINT Cable Avoidance Tool

Richard Sutcliffe

Loch Katrine Dam

Also known as the Achray Dam. The original dam was constructed around 1857. It was rebuilt in 1902 when the water level of Loch Katrine was raised; and again in 1919, when it was raised again. It controls the flow of water from the loch to Loch Achray (hence the name, Achray Dam). It is Category C listed Link