Trossachs Pier, Loch Katrine

Trossachs Pier is located at a steep-sided inlet near the south end of Loch Katrine. It features a rustic timber covered walkway set on a rubble pier that was built in the mid to late 19th century. The northern end of the walkway is capped with a gabled clapboard pavilion, which provides access to a separate floating pier that extends at a right angle. This structure is notable for its architectural interest and its role in the increase of tourism to the area, spurred by the popularity of 19th century Romantic Literature.

The random rubble pier extends northwest along the shoreline, primarily straight but curving slightly to the west at the far end. It is topped with an exceptionally long continuous red tiled fishscale roof, supported by regularly spaced tree trunk columns, and features rustic timber handrails and struts between the columns. The gables are finished with clapboarding and bargeboards. The floating pier is made of a riveted iron tank with timber rubbing strakes and is connected to the pavilion by a hinged plate girder span. A cast iron handrail runs along the floating pier.