Sir John Colquhoun

John Colquhoun stands as a product of and passionate interpreter and adventurer of Colquhoun country and whose life was shaped by it.

Raised at Rossdhu and baptised at Luss Parish Church, he followed a path of duty with the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, yet it was as a writer that his spirit found expression.

His book The Moor and the Loch (1840) reads as part guide to sport, but more a vivid, affectionate portrait of place — alive with memory and the shared experiences of youth, particularly those spent roaming the hills and waters with his brother.

In the preface he suggests that the ‘midnight opium-eater’ should embrace the benefits of 'temperance and health' from a love of the outdoors. Born with a clear sense of adventure he preferred challenge to ease, when his skills and endurance could be tested.

He wrote of dogs, rivers, and moorland with a restless enthusiasm, revealing a man deeply attuned to both the discipline and joy of the outdoors. John Colquhoun was a spirited voice of the clan, one that celebrates family and the enduring pull of the wild lands of his home