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Loch Tay, the Glossary

Loch Tay (Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross and Stirling council areas, the largest body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross.^[1]

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Lochs of Perth and Kinross
Protected areas of Perth and Kinross

Acharn, Perth and Kinross

Acharn (Scottish Gaelic: Àth a' Chàirn meaning 'Field of the Cairn') is a hamlet in the Kenmore parish of the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross.

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Ardeonaig

Ardeonaig (Gaelic: Aird Eòdhanaig) is a hamlet on the southern shore of Loch Tay in the Stirling Council area of Scotland.

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Ardtalnaig

Ardtalnaig (Àird Talanaig) is a hamlet on the south shore of Loch Tay in Perth and Kinross in Scotland.

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The Bell Beaker culture, also known as the Bell Beaker complex or Bell Beaker phenomenon, is an archaeological culture named after the inverted-bell beaker drinking vessel used at the very beginning of the European Bronze Age, arising from around 2800 BC.

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Ben Lawers

Ben Lawers (Beinn Labhair) is the highest mountain in the Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands. Loch Tay and Ben Lawers are Protected areas of Perth and Kinross.

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Breadalbane, Scotland

Breadalbane (Bràghaid Albann, meaning "upper Alba" or "upland of Alba") is a region of the southern/central Scottish Highlands, within the Grampian Mountains range.

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British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands.

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Campbell (surname)

Campbell is a Scottish surname —derived from the Gaelic roots cam ("crooked") and beul ("mouth")—that had originated as a nickname meaning "crooked mouth" or "wry mouthed." Clan Campbell, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans, traces its origins to the ancient Britons of Strathclyde.

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Clan Gregor

Clan Gregor, also known as Clan MacGregor, is a Highland Scottish clan that claims an origin in the early 9th century.

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Clan Macnab

Clan Macnab is a Highland Scottish clan.

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Crannog

A crannog (crannóg; crannag) is typically a partially or entirely artificial island, usually built in lakes and estuarine waters of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.

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Drainage divide

A drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins.

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Drummond (surname)

Drummond is a Scottish surname and clan name, but also occurring in Portugal (mainly in Azores, where also occur as Ormonde) and Brazil.

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Fearnan

Fearnan (Gaelic Feàrnan, 'Alders') is a small crofting village on the north shore of Loch Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

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Highland Clearances

The Highland Clearances (Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal, the "eviction of the Gaels") were the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, mostly in two phases from 1750 to 1860.

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Kenmore, Perth and Kinross

Kenmore (A' Cheannmhor, IPA) is a small village in Perthshire, in the Highlands of Scotland, located where Loch Tay drains into the River Tay.

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Killin

Killin (Cill Fhinn) is a village in Perthshire in the central Highlands of Scotland.

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Killin Railway

The Killin Railway was a locally promoted railway line built to connect the town of Killin to the Callander and Oban Railway main line nearby.

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Lawers

Lawers is a village situated in rural Perthshire, Scotland.

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Liam Clancy

Liam Clancy (Liam Mac Fhlannchadha; 2 September 1935 – 4 December 2009) was an Irish folk singer from Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary.

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Loch

Loch is a word meaning "lake" or "sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English.

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Loch Tay railway station

Loch Tay was a railway station located at the head of Loch Tay, Stirling.

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Menzies

Menzies is a Scottish surname, with Gaelic forms being Méinnearach and Méinn, and other variant forms being Menigees, Mennes, Mengzes, Menzeys, Mengies, and Minges.

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Munro

A Munro (Rothach) is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over, and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement.

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Napier (surname)

Napier is a surname with an English, Scottish, French or Polish origin.

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National Trust for Scotland

The National Trust for Scotland (Urras Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is a Scottish conservation organisation.

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Open-air museum

An open-air museum is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts outdoors.

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Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross (Pairth an Kinross; Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area.

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Perthshire

Perthshire (locally:; Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland.

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Prehistoric Scotland

Archaeology and geology continue to reveal the secrets of prehistoric Scotland, uncovering a complex past before the Romans brought Scotland into the scope of recorded history.

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Rabbit of Caerbannog

The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog is a fictional character in the Monty Python film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The scene in Holy Grail was written by Graham Chapman and John Cleese.

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River Dochart

The River Dochart (Dochard) is in Perthshire, Scotland. Loch Tay and River Dochart are Tay catchment.

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River Tay

The River Tay (Tatha,; probably from the conjectured Brythonic Tausa, possibly meaning 'silent one' or 'strong one' or, simply, 'flowing' David Ross, Scottish Place-names, p. 209. Birlinn Ltd., Edinburgh, 2001.) is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in Great Britain. Loch Tay and river Tay are Tay catchment.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Tay

Loch Tay, the Glossary

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Lochs of Perth and Kinross

Protected areas of Perth and Kinross

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