Pictures
taken in 2004 of Glencoe Lochan - enjoy.
Donald Alexander Smith, a saddler's son was born in Forres in1870 and
emigrated to Canada when he was 18. he rose to become Governor of Hudson
Bay Company, High Commissioner for Canada and later Lord Strathcona,
acquiring Glencoe Estate in the late 19th century. In 1895 Lord Strathcona
built Glencoe House, created the Lochan and surrounding woodland for
his Canadian wife, Isabela whose grandmother was a native American,
and it is said that Donald wished to make his wife feel more at home
in Scotland.
12 Pictures.
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an image for a much larger view and details of sizes and cost.
The ideal Scottish gift.
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