Lake of Menteith
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About four miles east of Aberfoyle towards Doune, the Lake of Menteith is a superb fly-fishing centre and Scotland's only lake (as opposed to loch), so named due to a historic mix-up with the word laigh, Scots for "low-lying ground", which applied to the whole area. To rent a fishing boat, contact the Lake of Menteith Fisheries (tel 01877/385664; April-Oct).
From the northern shore of the lake, you can take a little ferry (April-Sept daily 9.30am-5.15pm; HS; £3.30) out to the Island of Inchmahome in order to explore the lovely Augustine abbey. Founded in 1238, the ruined Inchmahome Priory is the most beautiful island monastery in Scotland, its remains rising tall and graceful above the trees. Five-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots was hidden at Inchmahome in 1547 before being taken to France, and there's a formal garden in the west of the island, known as Queen Mary's bower, where legend has it she played.
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