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The story of Loch Lomond
Just 23 kilometres from the centre of Glasgow, you reach the shores of the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. Loch Lomond is 36.4 kilometres long and covers 71 square kilometres, dotted with islands, and it straddles the Highland Boundary Fault: the gentle south belongs to the Lowlands, the steep, narrow north to the Highlands.
In the north it plunges to about 190 metres deep, while the southern part rarely exceeds 30 metres. By volume it is second only to Loch Ness in Great Britain.
Since 2002 it has been part of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. Take a cruise from Balloch, walk the shore at Luss, or climb a hill for the view, and hum the old song about its 'bonnie banks'.
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