Glen Lochay ( gd, Gleann Lòchaidh) is in Perthshire,

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through which the River Lochay runs eastward towards

Loch Tay Loch Tay ( gd, Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross and Stirling council areas. It is the largest body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, and the sixth largest loch in Scotland. The ...

, joining the

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Killin Killin (; (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cill Fhinn'') is a village in Perthshire in the central highlands of Scotland. Situated at the western head of Loch Tay, it is administered by the Stirling Council area. Killin is a historic conservation village an ...

. Glen Lochay is about long, running from a point north of

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to Loch Tay. A road runs up the glen as far as Kenknock Farm (at ), but there is no vehicular access beyond this point. A track leads further up the glen past cottages at Badour, then Batavaime farm (at ), the last occupied building in Glen Lochay. The ruins of cottages can be seen higher up the glen, but these were vacated long ago. The route of a walk through this "delightful and remote glen" is documented. There is an extensive local hydroelectric network throughout this area, much of which is buried under the ground and goes largely unseen, but some pipelines are visible crossing the glen.

Gallery

Image:GlenLochayWaterPipe(GrahamEllis)Jul2005.jpg, Water pipe across the glen Image:GlenLochay(wfmillar)May1996.jpg, Glen Lochay looking west Image:BatavaimeGlenLochay(JohnArmitstead)Nov2004.jpg, Batavaime farm

External links

The Killin Web Site

References

Lochay Valleys of Stirling (council area) {{Stirling-geo-stub