The Moor
& The Loch

Before his words were printed in books, there was a young boy named John Colquhoun roaming the hills, rivers and loch shores of Luss. Raised at Rossdhu, he knew every corner of the landscape almost by heart, exploring its forests, islands and waters with his brother and returning home with stories of their adventures.

As he grew older, John exchanged the hills of Luss for the discipline of military life. Yet it was the Scottish outdoors that always called him home. He loved wild weather, difficult ground and early mornings spent following rivers, crossing moorland and setting out with his faithful dogs.

Eventually John gathered his adventures into a book called The Moor and the Loch. While it offered advice on country sports, it was really a love letter to the landscape that had shaped his life and to the family and friendships that had filled it with happy memories.

In the book's playful preface, John even suggested that the “midnight opium-eater” might be wiser to spend more time outdoors than indoors. It was his gentle way of reminding readers that fresh air, friendship and adventure were often the greatest remedies of all.

More than a century later, readers can still journey through Loch Lomond alongside John, discovering the beauty of its hills and waters through his eyes and sharing in the wonder of the place he loved most.