Port of Menteith Parish Church, The Trossachs, Scotland

Port of Menteith Parish Church

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Port of Menteith Parish Church pictured from the jetty on the Lake of Menteith, in the Trossachs. A bank of mist sits between the church and the Menteith Hills.

The church was built in 1878 to designs by the architect John Honeyman, on the site of a previous medieval church. It is now a B-listed building.

The Lake of Menteith is famous as the only lake in Scotland. Perhaps more accurately, it is the most famous lake in Scotland. There are others: Pressmennan Lake, the Lake of the Hirsel, Lake Louise at Skibo Castle, Raith Lake in Kirkcaldy, Upper Lake and Kelly Lake (both near Haddo House), Pitfour Lake, and Cally Lake (near Gatehouse of Fleet).

But it wasn't always this way. The name changed from the Loch of  Menteith to the Lake of Menteith in the 19th century. Various theories have been put forward, including one that suggests it is down to the influence of Sir Walter Scott's "The Lady of the Lake", set on Loch Katrine, several miles north-west of here.

Other theories are that it is a corruption of the Lake's Gaelic name, Leac a Mannaich Teagh, meaning "the dwelling place by the home of the druid". Alternatively, it may be a corruption of the Scots Laigh o' Menteith, meaning "the low-lying area around Menteith".

One thing is certain: the name is definitely not down to the confusion of early cartographers.