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Live Camera Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond

Ben Lomond (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laomainn, ‘Beacon Mountain’), 974 metres(3,196 ft), is a distinctive mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Situated on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, it is the most southerly of the Munros. Ben Lomond lies within the Ben Lomond National Memorial Park and the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, property of the National Trust for Scotland.

Its accessibility from Glasgow and elsewhere in central Scotland, together with the relative ease of ascent from Rowardennan, makes it one of the most popular of all the Munros. On a clear day, it is visible from the higher grounds of Glasgow and eastwards across the low-lying central valley of Scotland; this may have led to it being named ‘Beacon Mountain’, as with the equally far-seen Lomond Hills in Fife. Ben Lomond summit can also be seen from Ben Nevis, the highest peak in Britain, over 70 miles (110 km) away. The West Highland Way runs along the western base of the mountain, by the loch.

Ben Lomond’s popularity in Scotland has resulted in several namesakes in the formerBritish colonies of Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and the United States - see this list. The mountain is mentioned directly in the popular folk song The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond.

How to get here

By Car…

From the South (M74/M6)

The M74 will take you to the south side of Glasgow. On your approach to Glasgow follow the signs form the M73 which will take you to the M8 – Loch Lomond, Greenock. Leave the M8 at Junction 30, for Erskine Bridge. Over the bridge, join the A82 following signs for Crianlarich. Stay on the A82 for approximately 10 miles. You will come to a roundabout indicating Balloch to the right, take this exit. At the next two roundabouts take a left. Loch Lomond Shores is directly in front of you.

From the East (Via Glasgow Airport)

Follow the M8 west bound heading for Greenock. Leave the M8 at junction 30, for the Erskine Bridge. Over the bridge, join the A82 following signs for Crianlarich. Stay on the A82 for approximately 10 miles. You will come to a roundabout indicating Balloch to the right, take this exit. At the next two roundabouts take a left. Loch Lomond Shores is directly in front of you.

By Train…

Five minutes walk from Balloch train station – trains directly from Glasgow Queen Street daily.

By Bus…

First Bus Service 204 or 205

Finding your way around Loch Lomond Shores…

Download a copy of our Orientation Map

Current Summer Opening Hours (from Feb 2011) 

Loch Lomond Sea Life Centre – Monday – Sunday 10am – 5pm (last admissions 4pm) and during holidays and bank holidays – 10am – 6pm (last admissions 4pm)

Jenners – 9.30am – 6.30pm every day

All other shops -  10am – 6pm every day

Gateway Centre – 10am – 5pm every day

(NOTE: Seasonal variations operate for shop opening hours)

Web Camera Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond 

Link : http://www.lochlomondshores.com/about-us/webcam/

LOCH LOMOND and BEN LOMOND

Our distillery is near the southern end of Loch Lomond where the River Leven carries its waters through Alexandria on the six mile journey to the River Clyde at Dumbarton.

Loch Lomond is the largest loch (lake) in the UK. It is 24 miles long, 5 miles wide, up to 600 feetdeep and it has 38 islands. The loch and its surroundings would figure high in any list of the world’s most beautiful places. The scenery is fantastic so, if visiting make sure you have a large memory card in your camera!

The large island in the centre left of the picture is Inchcailloch, known locally as the burying island. Some say this is because it has a graveyard on it, others because it looks like a body laid on its back.

The Loch is watched over by Ben Lomond, a mountain 3,192 feet high (973 metres). Since the foot of Ben Lomond is not much above sea level it appears to be a much higher mountain, although the many hill walkers who climb “the Ben” will probably agree with this. There is a path from Rowardennan on the eastern side of the loch that will take you all the way to the top. Even if you are very fit you should allow about four or five hours (up and down) for this climb. It’s not for the faint hearted.

The Song Loch Lomond

The famous song about Loch Lomond is reputed to be about two of Bonnie Prince Charlie’ssoldiers who were captured after the rising in 1745.

Jailed in Carlisle, one of the soldiers was to be executed and the other released.

The ghost or spirit of the dead soldier would make its way home to Loch lomond on the “low road” before the soldier who was released. He would have to take the long way home over the hills and mountains, or the “high road”.

The song has been popular throughout Scotland for many years but in 1991 the extremely popular Scottish Folk/Rock band “Runrig” played a massive outdoor concert at Balloch Park on the banks of Loch Lomond. They had recorded their version of the song and featured it on their 1979 Album “The Highland Connection”. This version was not that well known but when they played it at their Loch Lomond concert the crowd went crazy. You can watch this performance below.

Since then this song has become something of a phenomenon in Scotland. It’s now a kind of unofficial national anthem. Almost all weddings and parties in Scotland finish the evening with all the guests on the floor joining to sing Loch Lomond. It now also rivals “Flower of Scotland” as the Scottish football team’s anthem.

On St Andrew’s Day 2008 Runrig’s version of Loch Lomond was voted Scotland’s Greatest Song.

Web Camera Mountain Spirit Aviemore – Cairngorm from Loch Morlich

This cam looks out over Grampian Road towards the Ski Road Roundabout from Mountain Spirit. Useful for low level snow falls and check road conditions in the Glens away from the trunk roads.

Cairngorm and the northern corries from the Boathouse at Loch Morlich

From http://www.winterhighland.info

ve Camera Loch Ness LiHighlands, Scotland

Loch Ness from near Castle Urquhart on the western banks of the loch near Drumnadrochit

From http://www.lochness.co.uk

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Loch Ness (pronounced /ˌlɒx ˈnɛs/, Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis, [l̪ˠɔxˈniʃ]) is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 km (23 mi) southwest of Inverness. Its surface is 15.8 m (52 ft) above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as “Nessie”. It is connected at the southern end by the River Oich and a section of the Caledonian Canal to Loch Oich. At the northern end there is the Bona Narrows which opens out into Loch Dochfour, which feeds the River Ness and a further section of canal toInverness. It is one of a series of interconnected, murky bodies of water in Scotland; its water visibility is exceptionally low due to a high peat content in the surrounding soil.

Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch by surface area at 56.4 km² (21.8 sq mi) afterLoch Lomond, but due to its great depth, it is the largest by volume. Its deepest point is 230 m (755 ft), deeper than the height of London’s BT Tower at 189 m (620 ft) and deeper than any other loch except Loch Morar. It contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined, and is the largest body of water on the Great Glen Fault, which runs from Inverness in the north to Fort William in the south.

Web Camera Skye and Kyle of Lochalsh

Click here to see the Cuillin Hills on the Isle of Skye Panorama.
You can zoom in as the above presentation contains over 800 images of the Skye Cuillins.

This live webcam is located in the Scottish Highland village of Kyle of Lochalsh, directly across from the Isle of Skye. The webcam view is overlooking the lifeboat station in the Kyle of Lochalsh, the Isle of Skye road bridge, which is now free to cross, and the Cuillin hills in the background of the webcam image. If you’re planning a visit to the Isle of Skye then make sure that you stop of at the lovely village of Kyle of Lochalsh in the Highlands of Scotland.

See also:

http://www.lochalsh.com/

http://www.calcouk.co.uk/

http://www.abassocs.co.uk/mrbeanv5_content.htm

in Hybrid mode …

out in Hybrid mode …

Live Camera Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a Scottish Gaelic medium college located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Armadale on the Sleat peninsula of the island of Skye in northwestern Scotland. It is part of theUniversity of the Highlands and Islands and also has a campus on Islay known as Ionad Chaluim Chille Ìle.

The college was founded in 1973^[1] at Ostaig Farm Square, by local entrepreneur Sir Iain Noble. In its first year it offered a Business and Highland studies course in Gaelic, to which 7 students attended.^[2] Renowned Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean was amongst its early board members. The first full-time Director of the college was Isle of Raasay-born Gaelic scholar Farquhar MacLennanwho assumed the role in 1976. From 2002 the college offered Bachelor degrees as a constituent college of UHI Millennium Institute.

The college is the venue for the annual Sabhal Mòr Lectures, and students of Gaelic travel from all over the world to attend. As of 2010, there are approximately 100 full-time students, 160 distance-learning students and 900 attending short summer courses related to Gaelic language and culture.

The literal translation of the name Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is “the great barn of Ostaig”.

Looking from Sabhal Mòr Ostaig College on Skye across the Sound of Sleat to Knoydart and Ladhar Bheinn, and to the mouth of Loch Hourn and Beinn Sgritheall

KNOYDART COTTAGE
Duisdale More,
Isle Ornsay,
Isle of Skye
IV43 8QX

Sleeps: 4.
Travel cot and high chair on request.
Sorry no pets.
No smoking.

Low season £450 – £525 pw.
High season £575 – £675 pw

For further details please contact:

Christine and Norbert Klanke
Tel: 01471 833416  or  07794 476463

Live Camera Overscaig House Hotel – Loch Shin & Ben More Assynt

The Overscaig House Hotel - remotely located in Sutherland on the banks of Loch Shin, near Lairg in the Highlands of Scotland, the hotel is an ideal base for hill walking, angling, climbing, cycling, bird-watching or for those who just like to relax and enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the North Highlands of Scotland.
The Overscaig has fishing for wild brown trout on Loch Shin, Loch a’Ghriama and Loch Merkland all within a short distance from the hotel.
As a small family run hotel we have gained an excellent reputation – read our reviews on Trip Advisor.
Please use the menus above to find out more about The Overscaig Hotel as well as Sutherland and the North Highlands of Scotland

From the Overscaig House Hotel. Scene changes every 45 mins. Sometimes across Loch Shin to Maovally and Ben More Assynt beyond (when clear!)

From http://www.overscaig.com

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Directions

To get to this isolated spot you do, of course, have to travel quite a way – we are approximately 5 hours drive north of Glasgow and Edinburgh or 1 ½ hours north of Inverness.

Head north on the A9 from Inverness, turning off to Bonar Bridge just after Tain. Follow the road to Bonar Bridge then head for Lairg. Pass through Lairg on the road for Tongue then turn left on to the A838 to Durness and Kinlochbervie. We are 17 miles from Lairg and it’s mostly single track road – so don’t drive too fast!

Just as you think that you must have taken the wrong road – the hotel will appear. You can’t miss us.

If you want to check the Scottish roads for roadworks or trafic reports try the Traffic Scotland web-site

For a great view of the road to the hotel use the Google Streetmap viewer below.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?layer=c&cbll=58.169602,-4.692533&cbp=13,221.06,,0,5&ved=0CBMQ2wU&ei=i1SeS5_iNdmOjAe-hMXAAw&ie=UTF8&panoid=oLAjzceSEzMzDQp7Yg39lQ&ll=58.169344,-4.69187&spn=0,359.98498&z=16&source=embed&output=svembed

About the Hotel

The Overscaig House Hotel sits at the heart of Sutherland in the Northern Highlands of Scotland and our guests enjoy the peace and tranquility of its wonderful location overlooking Loch Shin. We have 8 modern en-suite bedrooms, all of which have tea & coffee trays, telephone, TV & DVD player and most have loch views.

You can enjoy locally sourced cuisine in our loch view dining room, read a book in our comfortable lounge or simply have a drink in the bar.

The Overscaig is an ideal base to explore all the attractions of the Northern Highlands – Caithness, Sutherland and Ross-shire. It is a wonderful area, rich in wildlife, birds, history & archaeology as well as being superb for outdoor pursuits such as walking, climbing and fishing.

The Overscaig offers a unique experience: peace and tranquillity with a warm Highland welcome, at the heart of the spectacular region that is the Northern Highlands.

            

We appreciate your comments about the hotel so please let us know your thoughts while you are with us. Alternatively you can write a review on TripAdvisor by following this link: Review Overscaig House Hotel on TripAdvisor

Download the hotel brochure here

Accommodation

We have 3 double rooms, 2 twin rooms, 1 single and 2 four-bedded “family” rooms. Each room has its own coffee/tea making facilities as well as a TV (most have a DVD player) and a direct dial telephone.

Although most our rooms have a loch view, we don’t imagine you’ll spend long sitting in your room admiring the view!

The weather here is always better than people expect but if you do stay in and around the hotel, we have a lounge with TV, DVD and some good board games plus well stocked bookshelves to allow you to relax.

Also, we have free Wi-Fi access to the Internet for those that just have to surf!

In the afternoon have tea & coffee in the dining room with a panoramic view of Loch Shin and Ben More Assynt. In the evening join us in the bar where you can savour our wide selection of Scottish malt whisky.

For a plan and more information on our rooms, please click on the thumbnail images on the right-hand side.

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Kinlochbervie (Foinaven) Web cam

Kinlochbervie (Foinaven) Webcam : http://www.kinlochbervie.info/

Live Camera Nevis Range Ski Centre

A panoramic view from the top of the Nevis Range gondola, Aonach Mor

Looking at the ski slopes up the mountain

Goose Ski Run

Looking at the ski slopes up the mountain

The Summit Tow

Looking across to the Quad chair

Various views from the top of the Nevis Range gondola, Aonach Mor

Snowgoose restaurant & bar view

From www.nevisrange.co.uk

View down the Great Glen

Gondolas at the top station

Walk to Sgurr Finnisg-aig

From www.nevisrange.co.uk

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Live Camera A panoramic view of the Glenshee Ski Area

A panoramic view of the Glenshee Ski Area

Gaelic Information

Glenshee Ski Centre, along with The Lecht, Glen Coe and Nevis Range, began to use bilingual signage in Gaelic and English during the winter of 2008-2009. This is part of the national initiative to support the usage and acquisition of Gaelic in Scotland and delivered by Comunn na Gàidhlig with funding from Bòrd na Gàidhlig, the Scottish Government’s Gaelic development organisation.

A considerable amount of work took place with regards to Gaelic orthography, new Gaelic terms for snow sports equipment and research into place-names. In partnership with Glenshee, we hope that people will learn about Gaelic and it’s relevance to the landscape and culture of the area. We have also provided sound files so that you can hear the pronunciation of the sign texts. The following notes provide additional information on various aspects of the project.

We are indebted to Peadar Morgan of Bòrd na Gàidhlig and Dr Adam Watson for supporting us in this exercise.

The new Glenshee Piste Map was produced in partnership with Comunn na Gàidhlig and VisitScotland. We were aware that some of the place-names appearing on OS maps were not considered to be 100% reliable but that these had in come cases now become accepted and/or appeared in publications. Some features of the ski area are named after nearby topographical features, some after people and some after places further away. We were also keen to make it as easy as possible for non-Gaelic speakers to understand the Gaelic on the signs. The genitive case sometimes caused debate. In all cases we attempted to keep the Gaelic versions as concise as the English.

Where we give “correct Gaelic” forms of existing place-name we refer to the established Gaelic of place-names which sometimes have changed into quasi-English/Gaelic drawing on references from both languages. We give the meanings of the Gaelic forms.

We hope the following is of interest.

Glenshee Ski Centre, along with The Lecht, Glen Coe and Nevis Range, began to use bilingual signage in Gaelic and English during the winter of 2008-2009. This is part of the national initiative to support the usage and acquisition of Gaelic in Scotland and delivered by Comunn na Gàidhlig with funding from Bòrd na Gàidhlig, the Scottish Government’s Gaelic development organisation.

A considerable amount of work took place with regards to Gaelic orthography, new Gaelic terms for snow sports equipment and research into place-names. In partnership with Glenshee, we hope that people will learn about Gaelic and it’s relevance to the landscape and culture of the area. We have also provided sound files so that you can hear the pronunciation of the sign texts. The following notes provide additional information on various aspects of the project.

We are indebted to Peadar Morgan of Bòrd na Gàidhlig and Dr Adam Watson for supporting us in this exercise.

The new Glenshee Piste Map was produced in partnership with Comunn na Gàidhlig and VisitScotland. We were aware that some of the place-names appearing on OS maps were not considered to be 100% reliable but that these had in come cases now become accepted and/or appeared in publications. Some features of the ski area are named after nearby topographical features, some after people and some after places further away. We were also keen to make it as easy as possible for non-Gaelic speakers to understand the Gaelic on the signs. The genitive case sometimes caused debate. In all cases we attempted to keep the Gaelic versions as concise as the English.

Where we give “correct Gaelic” forms of existing place-name we refer to the established Gaelic of place-names which sometimes have changed into quasi-English/Gaelic drawing on references from both languages. We give the meanings of the Gaelic forms.

We hope the following is of interest.

Learn Some Gaelic Pronunciations

		“Butchart’s Corrie was named after Col Butchart who was the Secretary to the University of Aberdeen in the late 1940s and early 1950s and was an enthusiastic downhill and cross-country skier. He discovered that the corrie was a good snow-holding hollow, before the Glenshee Chairlift Company was formed. He was Harry J. Butchart.” Lit. “Butchart’s Arrival Poma” Listen
		“Butchart’s Corrie was named after Col Butchart who was the Secretary to the University of Aberdeen in the late 1940s and early 1950s and was an enthusiastic downhill and cross-country skier. He discovered that the corrie was a good snow-holding hollow, before the Glenshee Chairlift Company was formed. He was Harry J. Butchart.” “T-Bàr” was chosen as the Gaelic for “T-bar” Listen
		The established Gaelic for The Cairnwell is An Càrn Bhalg meaning “hill of bags”. Listen
		The established Gaelic for Caenlochan is Cadha an Lochain meaning “pass of the lochan”. Dr Adam Watson: Caenlochan Tow is not near Caenlochan but is headed in that direction. Caenlochan Glen is the name of the huge amphitheatre at the top of Glen Isla, leading up to the east side of Glas Maol. It is from Cadha an Lochain or pass of the lochan, the lochan being at 177771. Caenlochan Forest is the name of the deer-forest based on Tulchan Lodge in upper Glen Isla. The Nature Conservancy used the name for the Caenlochan National Nature Reserve, which went down on the west side almost to the upper car park at Glenshee and so included the Caenlochan Tow, hence the name for the tow. Listen
		The established Gaelic for The Cairnwell is An Càrn Bhalg meaning “hill of bags”. Listen
		Dr Adam Watson: The name was recorded as Cairn Nuish on the Invercauld estate plan of 1809, and Carn naosh ‘old age’ by Francis Diack, and karn nosh with o umlaut by William Alexander and likewise by me, and I also heard it as Moses’ Cairn from an old stalker. So I went for Carn Aoise, hill of age. Carn an Fhuathais hill of the spectre is another possibility that fits with the Nuish old form. Alison Diack suggested Carn Naoise after the old Irish mythical tales of Fingal, given the other Fingalian associations of the area such as Ben Gulabin, Càrn an Tuirc, and others, and she put this in a leaflet of place names that the Cairngorms National Park Authority commissioned her to prepare, but obviously that is fairly speculative, given the other evidence above. Listen
		The established Gaelic for Clayboke is Cladh a’ Bhocaidh meaning “Mound of the Spectre”. Dr Adam Watson: Claybokie Tow was named after the house of Claybokie west of Mar Lodge, where a tow was installed in 1963 as part of the ill-fated ski development. Glenshee Chairlift Company bought the tow from Mar Lodge estate and erected it on the Cairnwell, and hence the name Claybokie Tow. The original Claybokie was well known to Gaelic speakers as Cladh a’ Bhocaidh, meaning mound of the spectre (not grave). The house sits on a mound above the Dee, and was the head stalker’s house for many years. Listen
		Cluanaidh is the accepted Gaelic form of several representations in English such as “Cluny” and “Clunie” Listen
		The original Gaelic form of this was An Fhionn-Choire meaning The Pale Corrie but through a process of incorrect recording of the name and subsequent developments building upon this, the newer form is An Coire Fionn, the same name but a different representation.To get “poma of the pale corrie” we used the genitive of the Coire Fionn form giving Poma an Fhionn Choire. Listen
		Using the accepted form of Glas Maol, to get “poma of the green lump” we get Poma a’ Ghlas-Mheall Dr Adam Watson: “The name was A’ Ghlas-mheall, the green lump, a good description of it.” Listen
		The genitive form of “Meall Odhar” is a’ Mhill Odhair. Dr Adam Watson: “Meall Odhar locally is The Meall Odhar Mòr, hence Am Meall Odhar Mòr, the big dun lump, distinguishing it from Am Meall Odhar Beag which is the lower top at the summit of the hill at Sunnyside. Unfortunately the OS never showed the latter name and omitted the Mòr from Meall Odhar.” Listen
		A new Gaelic version. Having thought about the meaning of the name, a slope catching a lot of sun, we used “Deiseal” which usually means having a southerly aspect, which Sunnyside does not, but can mean also to have a sunwards aspect. Listen
		A new Gaelic version. Having thought about the meaning of the name, a slope catching a lot of sun, we used “Deiseal” which usually means having a southerly aspect, which Sunnyside does not, but can mean also to have a sunwards aspect. Listen
		An Tom Dearg – The Red Hillock. Dr Adam Watson: “Tom Dearg just red hillock, named by Dave Patterson the former manager, not because it was a local place name on people’s lips or old records, but because it was a heathery hillock and the heather had a reddish hue at times.” Listen

 

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