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Old Photographs Balmaha Scotland
Old photograph of cottages, paddle steamer and small fishing boats by Balmaha on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, Scotland. This Scottish village is a popular tourist destination for picnickers and day trippers from Glasgow as well as walkers on the West Highland Way. Boat trips leave from Balmaha for the town of Balloch and the village of Luss as well as nearby Inchcailloch Island. The name Balmaha derives from the Gaelic Bealach Mo-Cha, meaning the pass of Saint Mo-Cha. The pass referred to is now named The Pass of Balmaha, a narrow route between hills at the north end of the village, carrying the road north along Loch Lomond. The saint referred to is Kentigerna, patron saint of the parish who was culted especially on the nearby island of Inchcailloch, meaning Island of Nuns. She is also commemorated in a well in the hills above the village, St Maha's Well.
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