River Dochart
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The River Dochart is in Perthshire
, Scotland
.
Coming from Ben Lui
, it flows east out of Loch Dochart and through the glen of the same name. At Killin
just before it enters Loch Tay
are the Falls of Dochart
. The river is sometimes also considered to be a part of the upper reaches of the River Tay
.
Perthshire
Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Coming from Ben Lui
Ben Lui
Ben Lui is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland, at the head of Glen Fyne. It has five well-defined ridges radiating out from the summit...
, it flows east out of Loch Dochart and through the glen of the same name. At Killin
Killin
Killin is a village situated at the western head of Loch Tay in Stirling , Scotland....
just before it enters Loch Tay
Loch Tay
Loch Tay is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the district of Perthshire.It is a long narrow loch of around 14 miles long, and typically around 1 to 1½ miles wide, following the line of the valley from the south west to north east...
are the Falls of Dochart
Falls of Dochart
The Falls of Dochart are situated on the River Dochart at Killin in Stirling , Scotland at the western end of Loch Tay. A bridge crosses over the river just as you enter Killin giving a fabulous view of the falls as they cascade down over the rocks and around the island of Inchbuie, which is the...
. The river is sometimes also considered to be a part of the upper reaches of the River Tay
River Tay
The River Tay is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in the United Kingdom. The Tay originates in western Scotland on the slopes of Ben Lui , then flows easterly across the Highlands, through Loch Dochhart, Loch Lubhair and Loch Tay, then continues east through Strathtay , in...
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See also
- InchbuieInchbuieInchbuie is an island of the River Dochart, near Killin. A bridge links it with both riverbanks, just below the Falls of Dochart....