St Mary's Loch

Category

Library Item

Item no

13226

Title

St Mary's Loch

Artist / maker

Lydon, A. F.

Date

1882

Size

10.2 x 15.3 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The accompanying text, taken from the volume 'Scottish Loch Scenery' by Thomas A. Croal, begins as follows
"There is no native of Scotland who does not wax poetical when St Mary's Loch is named. Round it and the district of which it is the crown and glory there centers more of legend, ballad, poem and sentiment than is to be found anywhere else, and in good sooth it is only necessary to visit the place to realise the halo of love and admiration which has been thrown around it. Then it is also the centre of a famous angling district, and in 'Tibbie Shiel's' the 'contemplative man', when his day of enjoyment is done, will find a tidy bed, and eke some jovial companion, who will make the evening hilarious as the day has been exhilarating. If the tourist has visited the Grey Mare's Tail, described in the preceeding chapter, the same coach that has bought him from Moffat will bring him on to this scene of singular pastoral beauty."

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