Originally published in the Scotsman on 13 August 2016 Loch Katrine (Loch Ketterin in c. 1591) is literally of ‘obscure’ origin. The name in Gaelic is Loch Ceiteirein. Ceiteirein is an old Gaelic word, possibly of Pictish origin, denoting ‘dusky, gloomy place’. The modern English form of the name using the woman’s name was coined … Continue Reading about Loch Katrine ~ Loch Ceiteirein
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