Luss
Luss maps (1 available)
Map of Dunbartonshire
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
See this old map of Dunbartonshire
Luss books (5 available)
Ayr - A History and Celebration
Hardback
Oban - A History and Celebration
Hardback
So You Think You Know? Ayr
Hardback
Luss memories
Read and share memories of Luss and Dunbartonshire inspired by Frith photos
Living in Luss Village
We just moved to a place outside village called Yewtree Lodge. About 1yr later we moved into village to a house called Rhu House. My brother, sister & I went to Luss Primary School where our Head Teacher was called Mrs Gamble. The other teacher was Mrs Taylor, her dad owned The Highland Arts Shop in village which is now owned by her brother Duncan Taylor. My dinner lady was called Mrs Macdonald. Mrs Taylor left and along came a teacher called Mrs Nonabell. We lived in the village until 1983 when my dad lost his job on Luss Estates through ill health. This village is where I was most happy in life. I went up to visit 2004 and things ...read more here
Contributed by Tony McCreadie
Dunbartonshire memories
Living in Luss Village
We just moved to a place outside village called Yewtree Lodge. About 1yr later we moved into village to a house called Rhu House. My brother, sister & I went to Luss Primary School where our Head Teacher was called Mrs Gamble. The other teacher was Mrs Taylor, her dad owned The Highland Arts Shop in village which is now owned by her brother Duncan Taylor. My dinner lady was called Mrs Macdonald. Mrs Taylor left and along came a teacher called Mrs Nonabell. We lived in the village until 1983 when my dad lost his job on Luss Estates through ill health. This village is where I was most happy in life. I went up to visit 2004 and things ...read more here
A memory of Luss contributed by Tony McCreadie
on the seafront
i went to school at the hermitage acadamy for about a year because my dad was in the navy at the time stationed at rosneath. my parents and i used to walk along the seafront and have tea and ice cream in tony,s ice cream parlour. there are wonderful views over the gareloch here ,you can see rosneath point from the front.
A memory of Helensburgh contributed by nigel holgate
********NORTHFIELD ROAD**************
Too many childhood memories to list. Too many childhood friends to list. I moved away with my family in 1960. And "WWW" has reunited so many of us in the last few years. We are all over the world now but can take a walk down "CYBER MEMORY LANE".
A memory of Bonhill contributed by IRENE NELSON
Extracts From Luss & Dunbartonshire books
Luss, on the shores of Loch Lomond, had a thriving cotton mill and slate quarries in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was once known as Clachan Dubh, (the dark village) because its mountain setting offered two hours less sunlight during winter evenings. Luss’s vernacular cottages were described by James Denholm, in 1804 : ‘the houses, in general, appear exceeding uncomfortable. They are mostly built of loose stones, perhaps with a layer of turf betwixt each row are covered with rushes; the produce of the Loch’.
An extract from from"Scotland".