21-663: The Inverarnan Canal was a short length of canal terminating at Garbal, close to the hamlet of Inverarnan , Scotland. This waterway once linked the old coaching inn, now the Drovers Inn, at Inverarnan, on the Allt Arnan Burn (a tributary of the Falloch) to the River Falloch and passengers could continue southward to Loch Lomond and finally to Balloch . From Inverarnan stagecoaches ran to various destinations in
42-760: A bridge across the River Falloch near Ardlui was planned and construction started; however a group led by the Earl of Breadalbane and others was able to stop the work on the grounds that it would prevent the Loch Lomond Steamboat Company's vessels from travelling up the Falloch to Inverarnan, even though regular services had ceased a decade or so before. The unfinished bridge is still recognisable as two large stone pillars. 56°19′34″N 4°43′08″W / 56.326°N 4.719°W / 56.326; -4.719 Inverarnan Inverarnan
63-423: A short landing stage and was only around 300 yards or 274 metres south of the inn. A lade or channel from the Allt Arnan Burn is shown supplying the turning basin and the more recent incursion of this burn into the canal area is in this general area. Brick work is mentioned as being in good condition on the embankments, although these are no longer visible (datum 2016). It is not clear whether ships were charged for
84-522: Is a small hamlet in Stirling , Scotland , near the village of Crianlarich and the hamlet of Ardlui , Argyll and Bute . It is the only settlement in the historical county of Perthshire which has a G postcode . The Drovers Inn is a hotel in Inverarnan. It is known for being one of Scotland's most haunted pubs. In 2012, the pub was nearly shut down due to unpaid taxes. From 1844 until around
105-644: The County of Dunbarton , its original name is Clachan dhu , or 'dark village'. Ben Lomond , the most southerly Munro , dominates the view north over the loch, and the Luss Hills rise to the west of the village. Saint Kessog brought Christianity to Luss at the early 6th century in the Early Middle Ages . A number of early medieval and medieval monuments survive in the present churchyard, including simple cross-slabs which may date to as early as
126-531: The 7th century AD, and a hogback grave-cover of the 11th century. A well-preserved late medieval effigy of a bishop is preserved within the modern church. The present Church of Scotland place of worship was built in 1875 by Sir James Colquhoun, 5th Baronet, in memory of his father, who had drowned in the loch in December 1873. The church is noted for its online services as well as for holding over one hundred weddings per year, mostly for couples from outwith
147-475: The Allt Arnan Burn that has broken through into it. The Inverarnan terminus (NN319182) was a boat turning circle at Garabal, close to the Inverarnan Inn (NN318184), now the Drovers Inn. From the basin the canal followed a near-straight southward course between the twisting course of the Allt Arnan Burn on the western side and the bends of the Falloch to the east. Following dredging the teamers could reach
168-691: The Garabal basin and entrance from the River Falloch were prone to the accumulation of gravel. Competition between steamer companies had always been a problem, although by 1845 the New Lochlomond Steamboat Company and the Lochlomond Steamboat Company had merged; however the opening in 1870 of the Callander and Oban Railway as far as Killin ended the through services to the north via Loch Lomond, as it
189-429: The first company, in which the marquis had shares, to use the canal was the 'New Lochlomond Steam Company' which used the 'Water Witch'. The steamer ran all year round although only weekly during the winter and passengers using the coach services to Killin and Fort William could claim a special reduced fare. Adverts made great play on the convenience of using the canal. The canal water levels were too low at times, and
210-473: The land from Campbell of Glenfalloch. Mails, goods and passengers were transported and stagecoaches ran at first from Inverarnan to Killin and Ballachulish , later also running to Inverness , Aberfeldy , Oban and Crieff . Construction started in 1842; however due to very wet weather and severe winters with heavy snows, the canal was not completed until 1844, despite being only 530 yards or 485 metres long with no locks. The turning basin at New Garabal had
231-555: The mid-1860s steamships called at Inverarnan via the short Inverarnan Canal that branched off the River Falloch. This Stirling location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Luss Luss ( Scottish Gaelic : Lus , 'herb') is a village in Argyll and Bute , Scotland, on the west bank of Loch Lomond . The village is within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park . Historically in
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#1732800840307252-584: The mid-19th century, and are identical constructions; namely Avonlea and Ivy Bank , Fernlea and Ivy Cottage , Laurel Cottage and Ravenslea , Rose Cottage and The Sheiling and Yewbank and Lonaigview . Between 1980 and 2003, Luss was the main outdoor filming location for the Scottish Television drama series Take the High Road . Largely as a result of this, the village of 120 residents attracts more than 750,000 visitors each year. Although
273-511: The north of Scotland. The hamlet of Inverarnan with its 300-year-old inn lies in the council area of Stirling , Scotland , on the A82 road, 2.5 km south of the hamlet of Ardlui , Argyll and Bute at the head of Loch Lomond (into which the River Falloch flows), and about 10 km SW of Crianlarich . The canal was privately built with the support of steamship owners Mr David Napier and Mr John McMurrick in order to permit steamers to avoid
294-534: The old Garabal landing via the River Falloch when the water levels were high enough and other conditions such as current and wind speed were appropriate. In 1856 the Inspector of Steam Vessels decreed that an 'on site' dry dock or slip was required for the appropriate maintenance of Loch Lomond's steamers and a start was made the same year on a dry dock at the canal basin on the Inverarnan Canal. Land at
315-768: The parish. Luss is the ancestral home of Clan Colquhoun and the McInturners of Luss, a sept of Clan Lamont . Nowadays Luss is a conservation village , with a bypass carrying the busy A82 trunk road. In its position just off the main road to the West Highlands, it is visited by many tourists, and has a large car and coach park and a number of tourist-oriented shops. Its Outstanding Conservation Area contains 36 buildings, 24 of which are of Category B or C listed status. Many of Luss' cottages, several of which are located on Pier Road , have been described as picturesque. Five of these are Category B listed, were built in
336-415: The programme is no longer made, the village's name in the series, "Glendarroch," is used for some buildings. The village has a kiltmaker and a bagpipe works. About a mile south of the village, in a cove at Aldochlay , is a small figure on a stone plinth. A contemporary legend evolved that it is a memorial to a child drowned in the loch, but it was in fact erected in 1890 by a local stonemason, who found
357-499: The right price and at a suitable location may have influenced this unlikely choice; however after a month or two's work the plan was scrapped and Luss was chosen instead. The canal was the only canal ever built in the historic Breadalbane area. The quarter of a mile long Inchfad Canal was built on the Loch Lomond island of that name in the 19th century to serve the distillery that had been legally established there. In 1880–81
378-461: The sometimes shallow water, gravel banks and bends of the River Falloch's course to the head of Loch Lomond and also to allow convenient travel directly to Inverarnan, which was a stagecoach stop and had a drovers' inn which provided refreshments, accommodation, etc. Ransom states that the canal was dug at the expense of the Marquis of Breadalbane who also improved facilities at the inn and leased
399-408: The statue in a London scrapyard. 'Wee Peter', as he is locally known, was moved to the site after a brief spell near the railway, and has remained there ever since. The village hosts a water taxi service to Balloch , at the south of the loch, allowing visitors to transfer onwards to Glasgow by train or visit its shopping centre, Lomond Shores. Luss Pier is a popular starting point for boat trips on
420-503: The use of the canal. The Loch Lomond was the first steamboat to navigate the River Falloch and the Inverarnan Canal, and in 1844 Inverarnan and the canal were fully advertised and the regular services to the New Garabal pier at Inverarnan were fully established. The steamer Water Witch is recorded to have used the canal. It was possible at the time to reach Glasgow from Oban in a day by coach, steamer and train. Ransom states that
441-423: Was more convenient for passengers to board stagecoaches at Glenoglehead or Tyndrum . It is unclear when steamers finally ceased to travel as far as Inverarnan Harbour basin, as the general term "Head of Loch Lomond" was often used in published timetables. The canal itself remains intact and water filled although overhung by trees. The harbour and turning basin have been filled in with gravel deposits carried in by
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