Glen Lyon - Wikipedia
Glen Lyon (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Lìomhann) is a glen in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. It is the longest enclosed glen in Scotland and runs for 34 miles (55 kilometres) from Loch Lyon in the west to the village of Fortingall in the east. This glen was also known as An Crom Ghleann ("The Bent Glen").
Glen Lyon, Nr Aberfeldy – Lochs | VisitScotland
Glen Lyon is the longest enclosed glen in Scotland. Located in Perthshire, the glen stretches for 32 miles (51 km) and forms part of the 48,400 hectare Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon National Scenic Area. Glen Lyon was described by Sir Walter Scott as the ""...longest, loneliest and loveliest glen in Scotland..."" while Wordsworth, Tennyson, Gladstone.
Glen Lyon - Highland Perthshire
Glen Lyon is one of Scotland's most beautiful glens and it is packed with history. It is infamous for having been the home of John Cambell of Glen Lyon - responsible for the Glen Coe massacre. If you are visiting the area by car, then Glen Lyon is an absolute must.
Scotland - Visit Aberfeldy - Loch Tay - Glen Lyon - Perthshire
Just six miles west of the town, Loch Tay is the largest loch in Perthshire, framed by majestic mountains and hillside farms and cottages. As well as being the popular playground of sailors and watersports enthusiasts, the loch is home to 18 ancient dwellings called crannogs.
Praying Hands, Glen Lyon, Perthshire | Beautiful Photos
Glen Lyon is arguably the longest glen in Scotland (it depends how you define a glen's territory). It is certainly the longest enclosed glen, extending over 25 miles from Fortingall in the east to the eastern end of Loch Lyon in the west. A single-track road runs down the glen, passing through incredibly beautiful countryside.
A Tour of Glen Lyon - Visit Aberfeldy
Glen Lyon has been described as Scotland’s longest, loneliest and loveliest glen. Stretching for over 30 miles, it was once home to over 2,000 people. Today, the Glen’s residents number fewer than 100.
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Extending over 25 miles , Glen Lyon is pictersque and well worth exploring and is close to the village of Fortingall in the East. On a summer's day there can be few lovelier places on earth, as the River Lyon tumbles through corries and gorges and through flowering meadows, with high mountain peaks on either side and eagles soaring overhead.
Glen Lyon Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
This page assumes that you start your exploration of Glen Lyon in Fortingall, which is home to some highly unusual thatched cottages, an excellent hotel, an attractive church, and the ancient Fortingall Yew, believed to be 5,000 years old and quite possibly the oldest living thing on earth.
Glen Lyon horseshoe - Walk Scotland
Glen Lyon is not one of Scotland's most visited glens. It is possibly the narrowest and also the longest at around 25 miles from start to finish. The beauty of this wild and unspoiled place with its Caledonian Pine forests, lochs and waterfalls is unmatched and in many ways unique.
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Wild winding Glen of mountains, burn and legendary stones make up the scenic area of Glen Lyon Perthshire. Revisionism has taken place here as well. Over the centuries many tales have been woven about the dozen 'forts' scattered at strategic points through its thirty six miles.