Loch Tay - Perth & Kinross, Scotland
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N 56° 35.051 W 003° 59.857
30V E 438723 N 6271545
The sixth largest loch in Scotland, running for fifteen miles between the villages of Kenmore and Killin in the central highlands.
Waymark Code: WM16C3D
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/27/2022
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Loch Tay is a freshwater loch, the sixth largest in area in Scotland, running through a steep sided valley between the mountains of the central highlands.
The loch begins at the outflow of the River Tay in the Perthshire village of Kenmore and runs in a south-westerly direction for nearly fifteen miles to the village of Killin at the opposite end in the county of Stirlingshire. From here the rivers of Lochay and Dochart flow westwards from the loch.
The loch is ringed by roads, with the A827 running along the northern side, and a minor road along the south. Apart from the two villages at both ends there are smaller settlements at Acharn, Ardeonaig, and Ardtalnaig on the south side, and Fearnan and Lawers on the north.
The loch is ringed by mountains, with Ben Lawers and its range of neighbouring mountains to the north, and lower mountains along the south side.
During the iron-age, dwellers used to live on man-made islands called crannogs which were built on the loch, a crannog centre has been built near Kenmore on the south side of the loch.
Fishing is popular on the loch, with the salmon season running from the 15th January to the 15th October, and the trout season from the 15th March to the 6th October.