River Tay
The River Tay is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in Great Britain. The Tay originates in western Scotland on the slopes of Ben Lui, then flows easterly across the Highlands, through Loch Dochart, Loch Iubhair and Loch Tay, then continues…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Perth and Kinross, and Stirling, Scotland, UK, flows into the North Sea at the Firth of Tay
- Also known as: “Tay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elcho Castle and Pitfour Castle.
Elcho Castle
Castle
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Elcho Castle is located close to the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland, in the region of Perth and Kinross.
Pitfour Castle
Manor estate
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Pitfour Castle is an 18th-century country house situated on the southeast edge of the village of St Madoes in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.
All Saints Church, Glencarse
Church
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All Saints Church is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Brechin, located in the Scottish village of Glencarse, Perth and Kinross. Still in use as a congregational church, the building is constructed in the half-timbered style, and on 9 June 1981 was listed as a category C listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Madoes and Kinfauns.
St Madoes
Village
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Madoes is a village in the Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. It was developed near Pitfour Castle. It is believed that there have been settlements since around 1000 AD based on discoveries of several standing stones and the St Madoes stone, a well-preserved Pictish cross.
Kinfauns
Hamlet
Kinfauns is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, at the western end of the Carse of Gowrie, 3 miles east of Perth.
Glencarse
Village
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glencarse is a village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. The village is situated 4 miles east of Perth, lying alongside the A90 road. It was formerly served by Glencarse railway station on the Caledonian Railway.
River Tay
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Tay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“River Tay” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Թեյ”
- Asturian: “Ríu Tay”
- Basque: “Tay ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Тэй”
- Breton: “Tatha”
- Catalan: “Riu Tay”
- Catalan: “Tay”
- Cebuano: “River Tay”
- Chinese: “泰河”
- Chuvash: “Тэй”
- Croatian: “Tay”
- Czech: “Tay”
- Danish: “Tay”
- Dutch: “Tay”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تاى”
- Finnish: “Tay”
- French: “Tay”
- Galician: “Río Tay”
- Georgian: “ტეი”
- German: “River Tay”
- Hebrew: “טאי”
- Icelandic: “Tay”
- Irish: “Tatha”
- Italian: “Tay”
- Japanese: “タイ川”
- Japanese: “テイ川”
- Ladin: “Tay”
- Lithuanian: “Tėjus”
- Macedonian: “Теј”
- Malayalam: “ടേ നദി”
- Mazanderani: “تای روخنه”
- Mingrelian: “ტეი (წყარმალუ)”
- Mingrelian: “ტეი”
- Nepali: “टेय”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tay”
- Norwegian: “Tay”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Tay”
- Persian: “رود تی”
- Piemontese: “Tay (fium)”
- Piemontese: “Tay”
- Polish: “Tay”
- Russian: “Тей”
- Russian: “Тэй”
- Scots: “River Tay”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Tatha”
- Serbian: “Теј”
- Serbo-Croatian: “River Tay”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tay”
- Spanish: “rio Tay”
- Spanish: “río Tay”
- Spanish: “Río Tay”
- Spanish: “Tay”
- Swahili: “Mto Tay”
- Swedish: “Tay”
- Turkish: “Tay Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Тей”
- Venetian: “Fiume Tay”
- Welsh: “Afon Tay”
- Western Frisian: “Tay”
- Western Panjabi: “دریاۓ ٹے”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pans Hill and Glencarse Hill.
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