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Falls of Foyers

The Falls of Foyers are two waterfalls on the River Foyers, which feeds , in , . They are located on the lower portion of the River Foyers, and consist of the upper falls, with a drop of 46 feet and the lower falls, which drop 98 feet.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: waterfall
  • Also known as: “Falls Of Foyers”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Foyers Power Station and Loch Mhòr.

Power station
Photo: Paul Hookway, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reservoir
Photo: Sarah McGuire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a in the traditional county of in the . Its name literally translates from Scottish Gaelic as "Big Loch". is situated 2 miles southeast of Falls of Foyers.

Building
is a manor on the south-east side of in the Scottish Highlands. It is notable for having been the home of author and occultist Aleister Crowley, and Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer Jimmy Page.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foyers and Lochgarthside.

Village
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the of , lying on the east shore of . The village is situated on the B852, part of the Military Road built by General George Wade, 10 miles northeast of .

Hamlet
Photo: Sarah McGuire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles east of Falls of Foyers.

Village
Photo: Tony Ayland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet at the mouth of the River Farigaig, on the south-east shore of in , and is in the council area of Highland. is situated 3 miles northeast of Falls of Foyers.

Falls of Foyers

Latitude
57.24886° or 57° 14′ 56″ north
Longitude
-4.4914° or 4° 29′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C9Q6GX5+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1276372542
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Wiki­data ID
Q37279
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Irish to Western Panjabi—“Falls of Foyers” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Eas na Smúide”
  • Mazanderani: “ئوشار فویرس”
  • Mazanderani: “فویرس ئوشار”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Falls of Foyers”
  • Persian: “آبشار فویرس”
  • Persian: “ابشار فویرس”
  • Tajik: “Обшори Фойерс”
  • Tajik: “Фойерс”
  • Tajik: “Шаршараи Фойерс”
  • Urdu: “فویرز آبشار”
  • Western Panjabi: “فویرز آبشار”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Viewpoint and Lower Viewpoint.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Falls of Foyers”. Photo: Zenit, CC BY 2.0.