Snow Falls On Tom Weir Statue
We suspect our favourite mountain man would have smiled to see his statue at Balmaha, Loch Lomond, covered in snow – a layer Tom Weir must often have donned as he hiked across Scotland.
Through his adventures as a climber, writer, broadcaster, naturalist and as a pioneering campaigner for the protection of the Scottish environment, Tom made a major contribution to introducing generations to Scotland’s great outdoors.
Tom’s popular TV series Weir’s Way ran between 1976 and 1987 and has been frequently re-run over the past 27 years, as well as inspiring the recent STV series ‘On Weir’s Way’.
Tom had a monthly feature in the Scots Magazine for around 50 years – and, very aptly, his statue was unveiled by fellow Scots Magazine writer, Cameron McNeish, and his widow Rhona Weir, on December 29, 2015, exactly 100 years after Tom was born.
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- A snowy Tom Weir statue looks across Loch Lomond. Photo by Paul Saunders Photography
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- The Tom Weir Statue on the banks of Loch Lomond. Photo by Paul Saunders Photography
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- Snow’s the perfect finishing touch to the Tom Weir statue on the banks of Loch Lomond. Photo by Paul Saunders Photography
