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	Loch Tay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Loch Tay (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the district of Perthshire.
		Ben Lawers on its north shore is at 1214m the 9th Highest mountain in the British Isles, and is the highest peak in a group of seven Munros.
		Killin at the head of the loch, and Kenmore at the outflow of the River Tay, are the main settlements on the lochside today.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Loch_Tay (217 words)

	TAY - LoveToKnow Article on TAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Tay is famous for salmon, the annual catch in the river and estuary being the most valuable in Scotland.
		In respect of riparian scenery the Tay as a whole is the most beautiful river in Scotland, the stretch between Logierait and Cargill, particularly the reaches above and below Dunkeld, being universally admired.
		At the foot of the lake is an island containing the ruins of the priory which was founded in 1121 by Alexander I. in memory of his wife Sibylla, daughter of Henry I. She was buried here.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /T/TA/TAY.htm (731 words)

	Loch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		a sea loch, which may be perceived also as a firth, fjord, estuary, bay or sea inlet.
		The anglicised form of loch in Ireland is lough.
		Perhaps the most famous Scottish loch is Loch Ness, although there are other large examples such as Loch Awe, Loch Lomond and Loch Tay.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Loch (322 words)

	PERTHSHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on PERTHSHIRE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		by the Firth of Tay and the counties of Fife and Kinross; S. by the shires of Clackmannan and Stirling; S.W. by the counties of Stirling and Dumbarton; W. by Argyllshire and N.W. by Inverness-shire.
		The Ochils divide Perthshire from the shires of Clackmannan, Kinross and Fife.
		The chief stream is the Tay, which rises on the Argyllshire frontier and discharges into the North Sea off Buddon Ness, after a course of ff7 m., being thus the longest river in Scotland.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PE/PERTHSHIRE.htm (3031 words)

	River Tay - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The River Tay emerges from Loch Tay at Kenmore, and flows from there to Perth, which was in historical times the lowest bridging point of the river.
		The main tributaries of the River Tay are the Almond, Isla, Braan, Tummel and Lyon.
		In the 19th Century the Tay Rail Bridge was built across the Firth at Dundee as part of the East Coast Main Line, which linked Aberdeen in the north with Edinburgh and, eventually, London to the south.
	open-encyclopedia.com /River_Tay (465 words)

	The Central Highlands
		In this chapter you'll find: Loch Tay and surroundings, Loch Tummel and surroundings, Pitlochry and surroundings, Loch Rannoch and surroundings, and the daytrip Tummel Bridge, Loch Tay, Crianlarich, Appin, Loch Leven and Kinlochleven, Fort William, Spean Bridge, Dalwhinnie.
		Loch Tay is about 15 miles long, the two biggest villages are situated on both sides of the loch.
		Loch Creran had to be rounded for a long time, but the old railroad bridge has been converted and open to traffic since '99.
	home.planet.nl /~kees0584/englochs.htm (901 words)

	Clann Arthur : Sons of Arthur : Loch Tay
		The Loch Tay area in Perthshire is the origin of a significant branch of Clan Arthur.
		The Loch Tay branch of Clan Arthur represents the oldest known lineage of pure male MacArthur descent and it is possible that a lost Chieftainship is contained within this extensive family.
		The place name of Tir Artair (Arthur’s Land) near Killin at the head of Loch Tay is recorded is early as 1460 proving that the name was known in the area long before 1615, possibly arriving after the infamous decapitation of John MacArthur in 1427 or even earlier.
	www.clannarthur.com /allpages/sonsofarthur/lochtay.htm (350 words)

	Fishing on Loch Tay, Perthshire Scotland
		The rivers Lochay and Dochart run into the head of the loch in the west, while the River Tay itself flows out of the loch in the east.
		At the west end trout and coarse fishing is run by Killin Angling Club and East Loch Tay Angling Club.
		Loch salmon fishing is usually done from a boat.
	www.fishingnet.com /loch_tay.htm (326 words)

	KENMORE - LoveToKnow Article on KENMORE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is situated at the foot of Loch Tay, near the point where the river Tay leaves the lake.
		It is a stately fourstoreyed edifice with corner towers and a central pavilion, and was built in 1801 (the west wing being added in 1842) on the site of the mansion erected in 1580 for Sir Cohn Campbell of Glenorchy.
		At the village of Fortingall, on the north side of Loch Tay, are the shell of a yew conjectured to be 3000 years old and the remains of a Roman camp.
	www.87.1911encyclopedia.org /K/KE/KENMORE.htm (239 words)

	Hydro Schemes - Breadalbane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Finlarig power station on the shores of Loch Tay uses this water by means of a pipeline (penstock) and operates under a gross head of 415 metres, the highest available on any of Scottish Hydro-Electric's schemes and contains a 30 MW horizontal shaft generator driven by a double twin-jet overhung Pelton turbine.
		This water is carried from Loch Breachlaich through a system of tunnels and aqueducts to Lednock power station on the shores of the newly formed Loch Lednock.
		Below the outlet of Loch Earn a small weir regulates the flow of the River Earn as it emerges from the loch and also diverts water into a tunnel to feed Dalchonzie power station close to the river about halfway between St Fillans and Comrie.
	www.scottish-southern.co.uk /pftg/hydroschemes/breadalbane.asp (689 words)

	Killin, Loch Tay and Finlarig Castle
		Loch tay is about 15 miles in length and is the main source of the river Tay which flows to the north sea via Kenmore, Aberfeldy, Dunkeld and Perth where it meets salt water.
		Loch Tay is fed by two main rivers, the Dochart and the Lochay, both of which enter the loch at Killin.
		Kenmore at the east end of the loch is the place to have a cruise on the loch, and half a mile from Kenmore on the south side is the Croft na Caber watersports centre where a large range of water based activities may be experienced.
	www.btinternet.com /~alireid1/killin.htm (870 words)

	Traditions of Loch Tay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Kenmore at the east end of Loch Tay is a very neat and clean kept village with a large convenient and extraordinary well and clean kept in, and excellent Stables and Offices, fit for the accomodating a numerous company.
		At this place is a strong and handsome bridge over the River Tay at the end of the Loch, built at the expense of the late Earl of Breadalbane excepting a thousand pounds, given by his late Majesty of most worthy memory, out of the rents of the Annexed estates in Scotland.
		On the opposite side of the Tay are Balnavert where the army resided, Balnaguard where the King's guard resided and at Balmore resided the Officers of his Court when he lived in the palace of Logierait.
	www.commentonline.co.uk /history/breadalbane/TraditionsofLochTay.htm (4072 words)

	Loch Tay
		Today it is hard to believe that ancient settlers once lived on Loch Tay, on their very own man-made islands or crannogs.
		The Scottish Crannog Centre, a wonderfully reconstructed crannog built on the loch which paints a fascinating picture of early Iron Age life, brings your imagination to life.
		At the eastern edge of Loch Tay lies the pretty whitewashed conservation village of Kenmore where you can enjoy unrivalled views of the loch.
	www.visitscotland.com /library/lochtay (91 words)

	KILLIN - LoveToKnow Article on KILLIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		, a village and parish of Perthshire, Scotland, at the south-western extremity of Loch Tay, 4 m.
		The Dochart, issuing from Loch Dochart, flows for 13 m.
		The ruined castle on an islet in the loch once belonged to the Campbells of Lochawe.
	57.1911encyclopedia.org /K/KI/KILLIN.htm (235 words)

	Fishing Beats on Loch Tay administered by Killin AC.
		The Killin and Breadalbane Angling Club administers most of the bank fishing for trout and coarse fish at the west end of Loch Tay.
		See the Loch Tay page for information on where to hire boats for salmon fishing.
		Loch Tay is an immense water which runs for 14 miles from the south west to the north east between high mountains.
	www.fishingnet.com /beats/loch_tay/killin_breadalbane_angling_club.htm (800 words)

	Loch Tay - Travelscotland
		The 14-mile-long Loch Tay is surrounded by some of the loveliest scenery in Perthshire and is well worth exploring, though public transport around its shores is limited to one postbus service a day.
		At the northeast end of Loch Tay is Kenmore, a neat little village of whitewashed cottages dominated by a huge archway which stands at the gateway to Taymouth Castle, built by the Campbells of Glenorchy in the early 19th century and now a very fine golf course, Tel.
		Near the village, on the southern bank of the loch, is The Scottish Crannog Centre, an authentic reconstruction of a crannog, an artificial Bronze-Age island-house built for the purpose of defence.
	www.travelscotland.co.uk /guide/Loch_Tay (157 words)

	The Killiecrankie House Hotel, Perthshire
		Loch Faskally lies between Pitlochry and Killiecrankie and has some lovely walks along side the loch and through Faskally woods.
		Loch Rannoch is surrounded by woodlands of birch and rowan, particularly beautiful in Autumn.
		Loch Tay is a popular location for water sports - sailing, windsurfing and waterskiing..
	www.killiecrankiehotel.co.uk /attractions.html (1010 words)

	The Railways of Canada Archives -- Lawers and Loch Tay: The Biography of Peter Crerar
		At the time of the birth of his son John, he was resident on the farm called Cuiltrannich, located on the Ben Lawers side of the road running along the north side of Loch Tay.
		In the neighbouring field of Lawernacroy there is an ancient stone circle, and across the road and by the Loch one finds the burying ground of the district, in which generations of Crerars sleep.
		Two centuries ago there were over 3500 people on the north shore of Loch Tay, stretching from Killin in the south to Kenmore in the north.
	www.trainweb.org /canadianrailways/articles/BiographyOfPeterCrerar.html (3468 words)

	Fearnan - Places in and around Kenmore village, Breadalbane, Perthshire, Scotland.
		Fearnan is a village on the north shore of Loch Tay in the highlands of Perthshire Scotland.
		To the east lie the villages of Kenmore and Fortingall, Drummond Hill and the town of Aberfeldy.
		Also of interest is the Loch Tay Pottery, on the back road through Fearnan where Andrew Burt produces a wide range of handthrown stoneware items for domestic use and decoration.
	www.breadalbane.com /places/fearnan.htm (242 words)

	Steamship to sail Loch Tay 64 years on - [Sunday Herald]
		The ship, to be named Spirit Of The Tay and capable of carrying 250 passengers, is modelled loosely on the Rob Roy II, which plied Loch Katrine more than 100 years ago Ð where the only other freshwater passenger steamer in Scotland, the Sir Walter Scott, still operates today.
		The vision is inspired by the actions of the farsighted Earl of Breadalbane, who in the early 1880s introduced a steamer, The Lady Of The Lake, to Loch Tay and had a section of railway built to Killin to bring visitors to the area.
		In those days it was possible to travel from Glasgow to Killin by rail, cruise the length of Loch Tay with a leisurely lunch served on board, disembark at Kenmore,ÊwhereÊaÊwaiting charabanc would take passengers on to Aberfeldy station, then return by train to Glasgow the same day Ð all for three shillings and 11d.
	www.sundayherald.com /34911 (926 words)

	ipedia.com: Loch Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A loch is the name given to a body of water in Scotland ; as well as referring to lakes, it is also used for some large fjord -like inlets on the western and northern coasts, known as sea lochs.
		A loch is the name given to a body of water in Scotland; as well as referring to lakes, it is also used for some large fjord-like inlets on the western and northern coasts, known as sea lochs.
		In Ireland a loch is spelled lough, although the Scottish spelling is retained by many in Northern Ireland, where Ulster Scots is spoken in addition to Irish.
	www.ipedia.com /loch.html (264 words)

	channel4.com - Time Team 2004 - Loch Tay
		They were filming the ongoing underwater excavation of Oakbank crannog, an Iron-Age lake dwelling, which was first surveyed in 1979 and is the subject of a full-scale crannog reconstruction at the Scottish Crannog Centre on Loch Tay.
		The preservation conditions are so good on the loch bed that material that would be regarded as an exceptional find on a land site has to be treated as waste here.
		Finds made on the loch bed were brought to life through the work of the centre, with Iron-Age fencing and flooring techniques, cooking, fire-lighting and tool-making all featuring.
	www.channel4.com /history/timeteam/2004_lochtay.html (857 words)

	MacNab, Killin, Loch Tay - Scottish Clans of Perthshire
		MacNab, Killin, Loch Tay - Scottish Clans of Perthshire
		The MacNab clan's historical territory stretched from west Loch Tay and Killin across Glendochart to Tyndrum.
		In 1646 the Loch Dochart Castle, which had been built by Black Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy between Killin and Crianlarich, was destroyed by the MacNabs.
	www.perthshire-scotland.co.uk /clans-macnab.htm (534 words)

	Loch Tay Steam Ship Packet Company - Kenmore, Killin, Scotland,UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Spirit of the Tay is a steam ship with Victorian-themed restaurant based in Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland beside Ben Lawers.
		THE RECENT high water at Loch Tay has raised concerns over the safety of a 111-foot long steam boat being constructed there.
		AS THE FATE of the Spirit of the Tay remains in limbo, the many local supporters of the bold and imaginative Loch Tay steamship venture
	www.lochtaysteamheritage.co.uk (135 words)

	Tay on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It rises on Ben Lui in the Grampians as the Fillan and flows NE into Loch Dochart, where it is called the Dochart until it enters Loch Tay, 14 1/2 mi (23 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide.
		The original bridge collapsed (Dec. 28, 1879) during a storm, with the loss of 90 lives, and was rebuilt (1883-88).
		VTNAM.in outskirts of Hanoi the Phu Tay Ho Pagoda (on Lake Ho Tay.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/Tay.asp (618 words)

	Canoeing On Loch Tay pictures of Highland Perthshire Schiehallion Queens View scenes of scenic Scotland
		A watersport centre is co-sited with the ' Crannog ' exhibition half a mile west from Kenmore on the south side of Loch Tay.
		Cruises on Loch Tay are usually available from Kenmore during the summer and there are watersports centres at both ends of Loch Tay.
		Canoes may be hired from the outdoor centre in Killin (Tel 01567 820 652) and the River Lochay provides a quiet route to Loch Tay and the islands.
	www.dunalastair.co.uk /the-experience/photo-gallery/canoeing-on-loch-tay (169 words)

	Sunday Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Steam trains to Loch Tay by the summer of 2006 are “a distinct possibility” says Richard Shand, a former cameraman, who is a backer of the Loch Tay Steam Packet Company, along with retired pilot Tony Allan.
		Spirit Of The Tay, built in sections by Ferguson Shipbuilders on the Clyde then transported north for assembly, is currently under completion at a lochside site at Dalerb, just west of Kenmore, and some 17 miles from the proposed Loch Tay Station.
		The vision is inspired by the actions of the far-sighted Earl of Breadalbane, who in the early 1880s introduced a steamer, The Lady Of The Lake, to Loch Tay and had a section of railway built to Killin to bring visitors to the area.
	www.sundayherald.com /print40303 (643 words)

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