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Falls of Acharn
0.68km from Loch Tay
The Falls of Acharn is a series of waterfalls with a total height of 24.5 metres set in a steep wooded gorge, are a popular tourist attraction on the nearby Acharn Burn south of the hamlet. The steep Acharn Falls Walk is about 1 mile straight up and down from the village, and is a dangerous place to walk dogs without leads, but provides scenic views of the falls above the village.
The Scottish Crannog Centre
1.81km from Loch Tay
The Scottish Crannog Centre is a 5-star reconstruction of an early Iron Age loch-dwelling built by the Scottish Trust for Underwater Archaeology. Crannogs were used as dwellings over five millennia, from the European Neolithic Period[4] to as late as the 17th/early 18th century. In Scotland there is no convincing evidence in the archaeological record of Early and Middle Bronze Age or Norse Period use.
Taymouth Castle
3.14km from Loch Tay
Taymouth Castle is an incredible neo-gothic style castle set in an expansive 450 acres of ground. The castle is lavish in décor where only the most exceptional craftsmanship was used. Construction of the castle began in 1806 and was completed by 1842, much to the exterior and interior décor from this time has been maintained including the renaissance woodwork and extravagant murals and paintings that were commissioned.
Meall Greigh
8.14km from Loch Tay
Meall Greigh is a mountain in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. With Meall Garbh it forms the north-eastern end of the Ben Lawers range. One of the nice trekking destination and also you can spend some good time in the nature by good views.
Castle Menzies
9.96km from Loch Tay
Castle Menzies is a spectacular sixteenth century Scottish castle, restored during the twentieth century by the Menzies Clan Society. It was architecturally fascinating and is a splendid Renaissance example of the transition in Scottish castles from earlier rugged Highland fortresses to later mansion houses.
Càrn Mairg
10.26km from Loch Tay
Càrn Mairg is a Scottish mountain located 18 km west of Aberfeldy in the Perth and Kinross council area. It stands on the northern side of Glen Lyon in a cluster of four Munros known as the Càrn Mairg group which are situated in a semi circle around the Invervar Burn. The terrain of the Càrn Mairg range is similar to high, rolling moorland with only small depressions between the four Munros, a landscape which is suitable for ski mountaineering and has been likened to the Cairngorms.
The Birks of Aberfeldy
11.07km from Loch Tay
The Birks of Aberfeldy is a 3.2 kilometer loop trail located near Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland that features a waterfall and so more. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and bird watching. The Upper Birks is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its importance for the diversity of plants and animals, some which are rare.
Meall Garbh
11.09km from Loch Tay
Meall Garbh is a mountain in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. With Meall Greigh it forms the north-eastern end of the Ben Lawers range. Its craggy south face overlooks Lochan nan Cat. The summit is not easily seen from the A827 road, from where the ascent is usually started. A path follows the Lawers Burn towards Lochan nan Cat.
An Stùc
11.64km from Loch Tay
An Stùc is a conically shaped Scottish mountain in the Ben Lawers range to the north of Loch Tay. The normal routes of ascent are via the ridges from Ben Lawers or Meall Garbh, in combination with other summits in the range. It may also be ascended directly from the Lawers Burn to the east via a gully above Lochan nan Cat.
Schiehallion
11.69km from Loch Tay
Schiehallion is one of the most familiar and best known mountains in Scotland. A whaleback ridge from most viewpoints, it appears as a perfect cone when seen from across Loch Rannoch. Contour lines were invented on the mountain as part of an experiment to determine the mass of the earth. The mountain holds a unique place in scientific history. In the 18th century Schiehallion was chosen as the site of the first ever measurement of the mass of the earth by the Astronomer Royal, Neville Maskelyne,
Ben Lawers
12.21km from Loch Tay
Ben Lawers is the highest mountain in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. It lies to the north of Loch Tay, and is the highest point of a long ridge that includes seven Munros. It is the highest peak in Perthshire, and is the tenth highest Munro in Scotland. Ben Lawers was long thought to be over 4,000 feet in height; accurate measurement in the 1870s showed it to be some 17 feet short of this figure.
Ben Chonzie
13.06km from Loch Tay
Ben Chonȝie, also known as Ben-y Hone, is a Scottish mountain situated eleven kilometres northwest of Crieff. It stands at 931 m and is therefore listed as a Munro. It is the highest point of a large area of moorland and rounded hills between Loch Earn and Loch Tay, and with a broad, flat summit and relatively few distinguishing features, it is often regarded as one of Scotland's least interesting Munros.
Beinn Ghlas
13.46km from Loch Tay
Beinn Ghlas is a mountain in the Southern Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Tay and is part of the Ben Lawers Range. It lies on the popular path to Ben Lawers from the National Trust for Scotland car park, with the result that many walkers traverse the summit of Beinn Ghlas without realising it. The popularity of the path meant that it suffered from severe erosion, but it has been reconstructed in recent years.
Meall nan Aighean
13.47km from Loch Tay
Meall nan Aighean is a broad mountain with twin summits, the NE top being 7m higher. It has three ridges, a W ridge with gentle slopes down to Inverar, a broad craggy S ridge and a long E ridge leading to Beinn Dearg, overlooking Fortingall. It is often climbed as part of the circuit of the Càrn Mairg Munros, which stand in a curving arc around the Invervar Burn.
Càrn Gorm
13.52km from Loch Tay
A beautiful scottish mountain situated 22 km west of Aberfeldy in the council area of Perth and Kinross, it stands in a group of four Munros known as the Càrn Mairg group or the Glen Lyon Horseshoe on the north side of Glen Lyon. Although not the highest of the group Càrn Gorm is often regarded as the finest looking with its summit shaped into a neat cone. It is often climbed as part of the circuit of the Càrn Mairg Munros which stand in a curving arc around the Invervar Burn.
Glen Lyon
14.21km from Loch Tay
Glen Lyon is the longest enclosed glen in Scotland. Located in Perthshire, the glen stretches for 32 miles and forms part of the 48,400 hectare Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon National Scenic Area. Glen Lyon was described by Sir Walter Scott as the "longest, loneliest and loveliest glen in Scotland..."while Wordsworth, Tennyson, Gladstone and Baden Powell have also sang its praises in the past.
Meall Corranaich
14.3km from Loch Tay
Meall Corranaich is a mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies on the northern shore of Loch Tay in Perthshire and is part of the Ben Lawers group. It is usually climbed from the northwest starting at Glen Lyon. The town of Aberfeldy lies to the east. One of the best trekking destination and also you can spend some good time here.
Meall a'Choire Leith
14.32km from Loch Tay
Meall a' Choire Leith is an uncomplicated mountain with a single ridge running N where it terminates in rocky buttress of Sron Eich. S of the summit a col between Coire Liath and Coire Gorm leads to Meal Corrranaich. The slopes are moderate and ascents are possible from Glen Lyon on track by Allt a' Chobhair, or from the road to the SW near Meall nan Eun across boggy ground, but by far the most usual ascent is from Meall Corranaich.
Cluny House Gardens
14.48km from Loch Tay
A stone farmhouse with a woodland garden specialising in Himalayan plants, started in 1950 by Bobby & Betty Masterton. It has an important collection of Asiatic primulas including candelabras and a large collection of Trilliums, Arisaemas, Lilliums, Erythroniums and specimen trees including the widest girthed Sequoiadendron in the UK. The garden is also very important for a population of Red Squirrels. Cluny is cultivated organically with no pesticides or insecticides.
Loch Tummel
16.35km from Loch Tay
Loch Tummel is a long narrow loch in Perthshire, 6 mile west of Pitlochry. The area around the River Tummel and Loch Tummel is known as Strathtummel and is one of the most beautiful parts of Perthshire’s ‘Big Tree Country’, with ever changing colours throughout the seasons and a great choice of walks, cycle routes and places to relax. The Loch Tummel Lyon NSA covers 9,013 ha, all of which lies within Perth and Kinross. The NSA covers the hills surrounding the loch, and extends along the River T
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Loch Tay
Acharn, Aberfeldy PH15 2HS, UK
Loch Tay is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross and Stirling council areas. It is the largest body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, and the sixth largest loch in Scotland. The watershed of Loch Tay traditionally formed the historic province of Breadalbane. It is the sixth-largest loch in Scotland by area and over 150 metres deep at its deepest.