River Tummel

The River Tummel is a river in , . Water from the Tummel is used in the Tummel hydro-electric power scheme, operated by SSE. As a tributary of the , the Tummel is included as part of the River Tay Special Area of Conservation.
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Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: River
  • Description: river in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK, tributary of the River Tay
  • Also known as: “Teimheal”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Pitlochry railway station and Pitlochry Dam and Power Station.

Railway station
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station serving…

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Distillery
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Highland single malt…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port na Craig and Pitlochry.

Village
is a historic village…

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in with a population in 2021 of 2950.

Village
Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in in central Scotland.

River Tummel

Latitude
56.69775° or 56° 41′ 52″ north
Longitude
-3.72813° or 3° 43′ 41″ west
Elevation
528 feet (161 metres)
Open location code
9C8RM7XC+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 888650452
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
2635362
Wiki­data ID
Q1259288
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“River Tummel” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Tummel”
  • Breton: “Uisge Theimheil”
  • Catalan: “Riu Tummel”
  • Cebuano: “River Tummel”
  • Chinese: “塔姆尔河”
  • Cornish: “Uisge Theimheil”
  • Dutch: “Tummel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر توميل”
  • German: “River Tummel”
  • Hebrew: “נהר טומל”
  • Irish: “Uisge Theimheil”
  • Manx: “Uisge Theimheil”
  • Polish: “Tummel”
  • Russian: “Таммел”
  • Scots: “River Tummel”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Teamhail”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Uisge Theimheil”
  • Serbian: “Тамел”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tummel”
  • Swedish: “River Tummel”
  • Welsh: “Uisge Theimheil”
  • “River Tummel - Uisge Theimheil”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Westhaugh of Dalshian and Donavourd.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fonab Cemetery and Pitlochry Civic Amenity & Recycling Centre.

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Worth a closer look: Perth and Crieff.

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