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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn Heasgarnich and Stob an Fhir-Bhogha.
Beinn Heasgarnich
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beinn Heasgarnich is a mountain in the Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands. It lies about 2 km south of Loch Lyon. It is a Munro with a height of 1,078 metres.
Loch Lyon
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake dammed as a reservoir in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- 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″ northLongitude
-4.57723° or 4° 34′ 38″ westElevation
1,115 feet (340 metres)Open location code
9C8QGCHF+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 223515923OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
2643283Wikidata ID
Q3257705
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