original antique oil painting Impressionist Landscape Loch Voil Scotland Jackson

Fantastic Condition - Oil on Board - 15 x 18 inches - signed - antique circal1890-1909

This painting is of Loch Voil in Scotland and shows Stronvar Bridge. While Stronvar Bridge may not take its name from Balquhidder, it is within very easy walking distance of the villages focal point - Rob Roy's grave in the churchyard. It spans the little River Balvag just below Loch Voil, and takes its name from the nearby Stronvar House. Today its purpose is long forgotten.

The name Balquhidder will immediately bring images of Rob Roy and Highland myth and legend to the minds of many people. To stir such deep emotions in the hearts and minds of so many people is quite an achievement for a place that is little more than a scattering of cottages along a quiet side road midway between Callander and Killin. However, there is something more to Balquhidder than Rob Roy, and that is an impressive bridge that lies on the road to the south.