Loch Lomond National Park Memorial Sculpture

02/22/2021

Since 1995, the area around Ben Lomond, including the mountain summit, has been designated as a war memorial, called the Ben Lomond National Memorial Park. The park is dedicated to those who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars and was created out of the former Rowardennan Estate with the support of the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The Memorial Park was officially opened on Armistice Day in 1997 by the Rt Hon Donald Dewar, then Secretary of State for Scotland and later becoming the first First Minister of Scotland.

At the opening ceremony he unveiled a granite sculpture by Doug Cocker, a Scottish artist who had won a competition organized by the Scottish Sculpture Trust to design a permanent monument for the park. At the time of its creation, management of the Memorial Park was entrusted to the NTS, Forestry Commission and the now defunct Scottish Office. In 2002, the Scottish Parliament created the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, the first national park in Scotland. The national park entirely encompasses the Ben Lomond National Memorial Park.

EXIF Metadata
Location :-	Loch Lomond National Park Memorial Sculpture
How to get here :-	Rowardennan east coast of Loch Lomond.
GPS position :-	56°09'39.0"N 4°38'40.0"W
Google Maps :-	5964+86 Arrochar
Where to park :-	Carpark at the end of the road
What to shoot :-	Sculpture looking north on Loch Lomond
When to shoot :-	Daytime
Camera :-	Canon 1Ds III
Lens :-	Samyang 24mm tilt shift lens
ISO :-	100
"f" stop :-	Possible f8 (Manual lens no data recorded)
Shutter Speed :-	1/8 sec
Tripod :-	Manfrotto 190 Carbon Fibre 4 Section Tripod