Falls of Bruar
The Falls of Bruar are a series of waterfalls on the Bruar Water in Scotland, about 8 miles from Pitlochry in the council area of Perth and Kinross. They have been a tourist attraction since the 18th century and were immortalized in a poem by Robert Burns…- Type: Waterfall
- Description: series of waterfalls on the Bruar Water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Falls of Bruar (Upper)”, “Falls of the Bruar”, and “The Falls of Bruar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include 51st Highland Division War Memorial at House of Bruar, Bruar Bridge, and Bruar Lodge.
51st Highland Division War Memorial at House of Bruar, Bruar Bridge,
Memorial
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calvine and Struan.
Calvine
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calvine is a hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is sandwiched between the A9 road, to its north, and the Highland mainline railway and River Garry, both to its south, and lies just north of Struan and west of Pitagowan.
Struan
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Struan is a small village in Perthshire in Scotland. The name derives from sruthan, the Gaelic for 'Little Stream'. It is 8 km west of Blair Atholl. It is near the confluence of the River Garry and the Errochty Water, and just south of Calvine.
Old Blair
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Blair is a tiny village of 18th century stone houses in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, adjoining and overlooking the grounds of Blair Castle. It is the site of St Bride's Kirk, the original church of Blair Atholl parish. Old Blair is situated 3 miles east of Falls of Bruar.
Falls of Bruar
- Categories: designed landscape and body of water
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.7786° or 56° 46′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.93266° or 3° 55′ 58″ westElevation
512 feet (156 metres)Open location code
9C8RQ3H8+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2416098435OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Falls of Bruar” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Falls of the Bruar”
- German: “Bruar”
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار بروار”
- Mazanderani: “بروار ئوشار”
- Persian: “آبشار بروار”
- Persian: “ابشار بروار”
- Spanish: “Bruar”
- Swedish: “Falls of the Bruar”
- Tajik: “Бруар”
- Tajik: “Обшори Бруар”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Бруар”
- Urdu: “بروآر آبشار”
- Western Panjabi: “بروآر آبشار”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pitagowan and Baluain.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Falls of Bruar (Lower) and Bruar River and Creep Bridge.
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