Holy Loch from above Sandbank

A history of the U.S. Navy's Fleet Ballistic misile submarine base at Holy Loch, Scotland.

Holy Loch is in the far middle of the picture, immediately above the St John's Church Spire During WW2 its sheltered waters were used by the Royal Navy as a Submarine Base However, It is more infamously remembered as the site... more

Departing Holy Loch

SSBN-659 Will Rogers being maneuvered out of Holy Loch, the last US SSBN to leave. 9th November 1991

Ribbon type. Holy grail of complex-lettering-turned typeface or an elusive Loch Ness monster that is often teased, possibly seen in the wild, but never confi...

Leaving Holy Loch in 1969. In the background is another George Washington Class moored next to AS-33 Simon Lake.

Castle Stalker is a four-story tower house or keep picturesquely set on a tidal islet on Loch Laich, an inlet off Loch Linnhe. It is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Port Appin, Argyll, Scotland, and is visible from the A828 road about midway between Oban and Glen Coe. The islet is accessible (with difficulty) from the shore at low tide. The name "Stalker" comes from the Gaelic Stalcaire, meaning "hunter" or "falconer". In recent times, the castle was brought to fame by the Monty Python team, appearing in their film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

This photograph is part of a TimeLife series on Holy Loch by Bill Ray in 1969. In the foreground is a George Washington Class, in the background is an Ethan Allen.

Built 1923 by Scotts of Bowling as the PIBROCH for Scottish Malt Distillers. 1957 sold to J Burke ,Greenock - renamed TEXA. Later resold and named CUMBRAE LASS. Last used to collect waste from US Navy in the Holy Loch. Scrapped 1967

Greenock 1962 Built 1923 by Scotts of Bowling as the PIBROCH for Scottish Malt Distillers. 1957 sold to J Burke ,Greenock - renamed TEXA. Later resold and named CUMBRAE LASS. Last use to collect waste from US Navy in the Holy Loch. Scrapped 1967

Loch Shuaineart - Loch Sunart (lohkh WHOeynarsht) Sunart Sundown - Loch Sunart, Resipole, Sunart Here’s another TEXTURE for this week on West Coast Waters #immerseyoursenses. All the sharp wee barnacles on the boulders on the shore of Loch Sunart that get revealed as the tide falls. Steven Marshall Photograhy

This stunning, almost level circuit heads past Loch Clair and then around Loch Coulin. The views of Beinn Eighe and Liathach from across the water must rank amongst the finest mountain views as seen from a low level walk anywhere in Scotland.

It has been gratifying to walk into ACAA week after week, and be greeted by one or more new smiling faces.  So it has been this hiking seaso...

Loch Lomond Images. Includes local information on the loch and its surrounding area.

Here are five easy walks in the Loch Lomond and Troassachs National Park in Scotland that don't skimp on the scenery. These are great for families or even days in between doing longer hikes.

Rando West Highland Way

1975 post card