There are at least 31,460 freshwater lochs in Scotland, and hundreds of sea lochs (mainly around the Western coast). This book showcases more than 50 of the most popular, interesting and beautiful lochs, and is a perfect guide for anyone visiting or exploring Scotland, or wanting to find out about these iconic and breathtaking locations, sometimes sitting by spectacular coast and other times nestled in between towering mountains.

From Loch Ness to Loch Lomond, taking in Loch Fyne (which boasts a superb oyster bar, and where red squirrels were first reintroduced to Scotland in 1847), the long Loch Long (20km and the straightest in Scotland, being formed by glacier), the fjord-like Loch Goil (with its very superior treehouse accommodation overlooking the water), Scotland’s oldest inhabited castle at Loch Sween, the stunning Loch Awe (with its less attractive legend of the goddess who created it being punished by being transformed into an immortal hag), Loch Linnhe (with the stunning railway line alongside it, used for the filming of Harry Potter’s Hogwart’s Express) and Loch Nevis (Europe’s deepest sea loch). This book is absolutely crammed with information.

Each chapter is beautifully illustrated with lovely colour photography, as well as absorbing text on the landscape, wildlife, history, folklore and nearby attractions. There’s a map of each loch, and information on the best places to hire canoes and kayaks, where to eat and where to camp or stay.

Fabulous for walkers and wonderful territory for all kinds of boaters, this is the first guide devoted to Scotland’s amazing lochs.