Glen Lyon

#3011 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Glen Lyon is a glen in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. It is the longest enclosed glen in Scotland and runs for 34 miles from Loch Lyon in the west to the village of Fortingall in the east. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°35'38"N, 4°18'11"W

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Glen Lyon – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ben Lawers, Càrn Gorm, Beinn Ghlas, Meall Garbh.

5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ben Lawers
131 min walk • Ben Lawers is the highest mountain in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. It lies to the north of Loch Tay, and is the highest point of a long ridge that includes seven Munros.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Càrn Gorm
90 min walk • Càrn Gorm is a Scottish mountain situated 22 km west of Aberfeldy in the council area of Perth and Kinross, it stands in a group of four Munros known as the Càrn Mairg group or the Glen Lyon Horseshoe on the north side of Glen Lyon.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Ghlas
121 min walk • Beinn Ghlas is a mountain in the Southern Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Tay and is part of the Ben Lawers Range.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meall Garbh
105 min walk • Meall Garbh is a mountain in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. With Meall Greigh it forms the north-eastern end of the Ben Lawers range. Its craggy south face overlooks Lochan nan Cat. The summit is not easily seen from the A827 road, from where the ascent is usually started.
4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
An Stùc
104 min walk • An Stùc, meaning "The Peak" in Gaelic, is a conically shaped Scottish mountain in the Ben Lawers range to the north of Loch Tay. It has been listed as a Munro since 1997, having previously been considered a subsidiary top of the Ben Lawers range.
2.1 miW
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Meggernie Castle
55 min walk • Meggernie Castle is a castle in the heart of Perth and Kinross, in central Scotland. It is located halfway up Glenlyon, where the river Lyon flows through on its way to join the river Tay, shortly below Loch Tay.
5.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meall Greigh
147 min walk • Meall Greigh is a mountain in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. With Meall Garbh it forms the north-eastern end of the Ben Lawers range.
5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meall nan Tarmachan
128 min walk • Meall nan Tarmachan is a mountain in the Southern Highlands of Scotland near Killin just west of Ben Lawers. It is often climbed as part of the Tarmachan ridge, the other peaks of which are Meall Garbh, Beinn nan Eachan and Creag na Caillich; these three peaks are Tops rather than Munros, and lie to the south-west of Meall nan Tarmachan.
6.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meall Ghaordaidh
163 min walk • Meall Ghaordaidh is a mountain in the Southern Highlands of Scotland, approximately 10 km north-west of Killin.
4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meall Garbh
120 min walk • Meall Garbh is a mountain on the north side of Glen Lyon in the Scottish Highlands. The flat summit of the hill has two tops of almost equal height, the north-west one being considered the higher.
5.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Meall Buidhe
147 min walk • Meall Buidhe is a Munro situated in the southern highlands of Scotland. It forms the northern side of Loch an Daimh and is often climbed in conjunction with Stuchd an Lochain.