Loch Lyon
Loch Lyon is a freshwater loch in Glen Lyon, located in Perthshire, Scotland, which feeds the River Lyon, a tributary of the River Tay. Loch Lyon lies in Glen Lyon, that is the longest enclosed Glen in Scotland, stretching over 30 miles from Fortingall in the east to Loch Lyon in the west.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake dammed as a reservoir in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Loch Lìomhann”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Beinn Heasgarnich and Stob an Fhir-Bhogha.
Beinn Heasgarnich
Peak
Loch Lyon
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.52882° or 56° 31′ 44″ north
Longitude
-4.57723° or 4° 34′ 38″ west
Elevation
1,115 feet (340 metres)
Open location code
9C8QGCHF+G4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Loch Lyon” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Loch Lìobhann”
- Cebuano: “Loch Lyon”
- Cornish: “Loch Lìobhann”
- French: “loch Lyon”
- French: “Loch Lyon”
- Irish: “Loch Lìobhann”
- Italian: “Loch Lyon”
- Manx: “Loch Lìobhann”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Lyon”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Lìobhann”
- Swedish: “Loch Lyon”
- Venetian: “Loch Lyon”
- Welsh: “Loch Lìobhann”
- “Loch Lyon - Loch Lìobhann”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Coire Eoghannan and Pubil.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Meall a‘ Chall and Meall Daill.
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