It is not often that I come across some old glass slides that identify a person or persons at their work. In this case it is the work of a boatman, Walter M‘Gregor, at the Loch Lomondside hamlet of Inversnaid in 1892. Walter M‘Gregor Inversnaid features in history as a convenient spot on the remoter east bank of Loch Lomond where access to Loch Arklet and Loch Katrine could be obtained. The Arklet falls are a distinguishing feature, though much diminished in recent years since the Loch was converted to a reservoir. Inversnaid is in Montrose country and there was a military garrison posted there in the late 17th century. Around 1790, the Duke of Montrose had a lodge built there for fishing and hunting, and the spot achieved fame with Wordsworth’s poem “To a Highland Girl” from his tour of the Highlands in 1803. However, it was the publication of the “Lady of the Lake,” and “Rob Roy” by...