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rally, and rendered still more interesting as the imaginary scene 
of the spirit-stirring acts of that fascinating invention, “‘ The Lady 
of the Lake.’ .The Brig o’ Turk, won by the venturous head- 
most horsemau who rode alone, is the old bridge which unites 
the banks of the stream which issues from Loch Katrine, flows 
through Loch Achray and enters the upper end of Loch Venna- 
char below this ancient bridge. The Bridge of Turk of the guide- 
books is of course not older than the road to Loch Katrine, 
and this road was not made for several years after Loch Katrine 
had attained all its celebrity. Guides are not always to be 
trusted. But we saw the Old Brig, not its representation at the 
inn only, “and seeing is believing.” 
Loch Katrine and Loch Lomond may be, at little expense of 
toil and money, both visited in a day. A steam-boat sails from. 
the lower or Trosachs end of Loch Katrine, to the upper end at 
Stronachlocher, where there is a landing-place and an inn; this 
voyage is accomplished in about an hour. The steamer waits 
here about a quarter of an hour and then returns. This little 
trip affords the tourist, from the boat’s deck, a very comfortable 
view of Ellen’s Isle, the noble conical elevations of “the bold 
Cliffs of Benvenue,”’ on the south or left-hand side, when the 
spectator is looking up towards the upper or western end of the 
Lake, 
“ While on the north and middle air, 
Ben-an heaved high his forehead bare.” 
In the distant west, the Alps of Arroquhar, beyond the lofty Ben 
Lomond, form a grand termination to the view; whilst close 
at hand, among the cliffs and defiles of Benvenue, are seen the 
Pass of Beal-an-Duine, where Fitz-James lost his “ gallant Grey;” 
and the Cor-nan-uriskin, “the Goblin’s Den,” im which Douglas 
concealed his daughter when he went to yield himself to his so- 
vereign. On the right, stretching along the lake, are the Braes 
of Strathgartney, grazed by hundreds of cattle and thousands of 
sheep,—a peaceful scene. 
From the inn at Stronachlocher, by the Pass of Inversnaid,— 
through which a good road passes, and on which there are now, 
in the season, vehicles of many descriptions,—Loch Lomond may 
be reached in an hour. Here there is a steam-boat waiting to 
take on board the tourists from Loch Katrine. ‘These may pro- 
ceed to Glasgow or ascend Ben Lomond, visit the celebrated 
