20 Attractions to Explore Near Càrn Gorm

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Loch Rannoch is a freshwater loch in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The loch stretches 10 miles from Kinloch Rannoch to Bridge of Gaur in the west and has a recorded depth of 440 ft. Loch Rannoch forms part of the Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland, which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development by restricting certain forms of development.

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.

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,

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.

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 Tarmachan is a mountain in the Southern Highlands of Scotland near Killin just west of Ben Lawers. It is often climbed as part of the Tarmachan ridge, the other peaks of which are Meall Garbh , Beinn nan Eachan and Creag na Caillich; these three peaks are Tops rather than Munros, and lie to the south-west of Meall nan Tarmachan. It is normally approached from the east via the road heading north from the Ben Lawers visitors centre.

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.

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 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 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.

A beautiful mountain in the Southern Highlands of Scotland, approximately 10 km north-west of Killin.The mountain can be ascended via Glen Lochay starting to the north-west of the Allt Dhùin Croisg near Duncroisk, via an eroded path leading north-west through peat bogs to the summit; alternatively, an ascent can be made from Glen Lyon starting at Stronuich via one of two spurs that lead to the summit

Stuchd an Lochain is a Munro situated in the Southern Highlands of Scotland. It lies at the western end of Glen Lyon and forms the southern side of Loch an Daimh. The summit sits above a large corrie that contains a small lochan. The primary route to the summit leaves from the eastern end of Loch an Daimh and climbs the ridge to the top of Sron Chona Choirein.

Finlarig Castle is an early seventeenth century Tower House built by Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy. Built in 1629 by 'Black' Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, the castle is an L-plan tower-house, formerly protected by an outer enclosure or barmekin, which is now in a dangerously ruinous condition. It was one of many strongholds built in Argyll and Perthshire by the Campbells of Breadalbane. The castle was visited by Rob Roy MacGregor in 1713.