# Luss > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Luss > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Luss.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luss > Source revision: 1342735543 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland For other uses, see [Luss (disambiguation)](/source/Luss_(disambiguation)). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Luss" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Human settlement in Scotland Luss Scottish Gaelic: Lus Luss Parish Church Luss Location within Argyll and Bute Population 450 OS grid reference NS 35756 93004 Council area Argyll and Bute Country Scotland Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Alexandria Postcode district G83 Dialling code 01436 UK Parliament Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber Scottish Parliament Dumbarton List of places UK Scotland 56°06′05″N 4°38′32″W / 56.101491°N 4.6422516°W / 56.101491; -4.6422516 **Luss** ([Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic_language): *Lus*, 'plant') is a village in [Argyll and Bute](/source/Argyll_and_Bute), Scotland, on the west bank of [Loch Lomond](/source/Loch_Lomond). The village is within the [Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park](/source/Loch_Lomond_and_The_Trossachs_National_Park).[1] ## History Historically in the [County of Dunbarton](/source/County_of_Dunbarton), its original name is *Clachan dhu*, or 'dark village'. [Ben Lomond](/source/Ben_Lomond), the most southerly [Munro](/source/Munro), dominates the view north over the loch, and the [Luss Hills](/source/Luss_Hills) rise to the west of the village. [Saint Kessog](/source/Saint_Kessog) brought [Christianity](/source/Christianity) to Luss at the early 6th century in the [Early Middle Ages](/source/Early_Middle_Ages). A number of [early medieval](/source/Early_medieval) and [medieval](/source/Medieval) monuments survive in the present churchyard, including simple cross-slabs which may date to as early as the 7th century AD, and a [hogback](/source/Hogback_(sculpture)) grave-cover of the 11th century. A well-preserved late medieval effigy of a [bishop](/source/Bishop) is preserved within the modern church. The present [Church of Scotland](/source/Church_of_Scotland) [place of worship](/source/Luss_Parish_Church) was built in 1875 by Sir James Colquhoun, 5th Baronet, in memory of his father, who had drowned in the loch in December 1873. The church is noted for its online services as well as for holding over one hundred weddings per year, mostly for couples from outwith the parish. Luss is the ancestral home of [Clan Colquhoun](/source/Clan_Colquhoun) and the McInturners of Luss, a sept of [Clan Lamont](/source/Clan_Lamont). ## Places of interest 'Wee Peter' statue in [Loch Lomond](/source/Loch_Lomond), just to the south of the village Nowadays Luss is a [conservation village](/source/Conservation_village), with a bypass carrying the busy [A82](/source/A82_road) trunk road. In its position just off the main road to the West Highlands, it is visited by many tourists, and has a large car and coach park and a number of tourist-oriented shops. Its Outstanding Conservation Area contains 36 buildings, 24 of which are of Category B or C [listed](/source/Listed_building) status.[2] Many of Luss' cottages, several of which are located on [Pier Road](/source/Pier_Road), have been described as picturesque. Five of these are Category B listed, were built in the mid-19th century,[2] and are identical constructions; namely [Avonlea and Ivy Bank](/source/Avonlea_and_Ivy_Bank), [Fernlea and Ivy Cottage](/source/Fernlea_and_Ivy_Cottage), [Laurel Cottage and Ravenslea](/source/Laurel_Cottage_and_Ravenslea), [Rose Cottage and The Sheiling](/source/Rose_Cottage_and_The_Sheiling) and [Yewbank and Lonaigview](/source/Yewbank_and_Lonaigview). Between 1980 and 2003, Luss was the main outdoor filming location for the [Scottish Television](/source/Scottish_Television) drama series *[Take the High Road](/source/Take_the_High_Road)*. Largely as a result of this, the village of 120 residents attracts more than 750,000 visitors each year.[3] Although the programme is no longer made, the village's name in the series, "Glendarroch," is used for some buildings. The village has a kiltmaker and a bagpipe works.[4] About a mile south of the village, in a cove at [Aldochlay](/source/Aldochlay), is a small figure on a stone plinth. A [contemporary legend](/source/Urban_legend) evolved that it is a memorial to a child drowned in the loch, but it was in fact erected in 1890 by a local stonemason, who found the statue in a London scrapyard. 'Wee Peter', as he is locally known, was moved to the site after a brief spell near the railway, and has remained there ever since.[5] ## Facilities The village hosts a water taxi service to [Balloch](/source/Balloch%2C_West_Dunbartonshire), at the south of the loch, allowing visitors to transfer onwards to [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) by train or visit its shopping centre, Lomond Shores. Luss Pier is a popular starting point for boat trips on the loch. The [Loch Lomond Golf Club](/source/Loch_Lomond_Golf_Club), which was for a number of years the site of the [Barclays Scottish Open](/source/Barclays_Scottish_Open), is within the village's borders. ## Gallery Luss - Cottages on [Pier Road](/source/Pier_Road), viewed from Loch Lomond - Luss Parish Church - Luss shoreline from Loch Lomond - Colourful cottages at Luss ## See also - [List of listed buildings in Luss](/source/List_of_listed_buildings_in_Luss) - [Colquhoun baronets](/source/Colquhoun_baronets) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190614215203/https://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/rr-content/uploads/2016/07/Downloadable-map-of-Loch-Lomond-and-the-Trossachs-National-Park.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/rr-content/uploads/2016/07/Downloadable-map-of-Loch-Lomond-and-the-Trossachs-National-Park.pdf) (PDF) on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2017.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title)) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-caa_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-caa_2-1) [Luss Outstanding Conservation Area Appraisal](http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CAA-Luss.pdf) – [Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park](/source/Loch_Lomond_and_the_Trossachs_National_Park) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Too many taking the High Road to Luss"](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13414190.many-taking-high-road-luss/) – *[The Herald](/source/Glasgow_Herald)*, 23 June 2015 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Luss On Line"](http://www.lussonline.net/). Luss On Line. Retrieved 23 January 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Wee Peter - LUSS TV - YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_V0Ph8TPg0). uk.youtube.com. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2012. ## External links Wikivoyage has a travel guide for ***[Luss](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Luss#Q1016323)***. - [Map sources](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Luss¶ms=56.101455_N_4.642256_W_region:GB_scale:100000) for Luss - [The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park - website](http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/) Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Luss](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Luss). [Portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals): - [Scotland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Scotland) Authority control databases: National Israel --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Luss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luss) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luss?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.