River Glass, Strathglass
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The River Glass is a river in the Scottish Highlands
which flows northeastwards down Strathglass. It begins at the confluence of the River Affric and the Abhainn Deabhag, near the village of Tomich
. It is joined by the River Cannich near the village of Cannich
, then flows as far as a confluence with the River Farrar
near Struy
, from which point the merged waters are known as the River Beauly
.
The river is crossed by several bridges:
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
which flows northeastwards down Strathglass. It begins at the confluence of the River Affric and the Abhainn Deabhag, near the village of Tomich
Tomich
Tomich is a Victorian model conservation village situated in the Scottish Highlands at the western end of Strathglass, approximately 30 miles from Inverness....
. It is joined by the River Cannich near the village of Cannich
Cannich
Cannich is a village at the southern end of Strathglass, in the Highlands of Scotland, about west of the city of Inverness...
, then flows as far as a confluence with the River Farrar
Glen Strathfarrar
Glen Strathfarrar is a glen in the Highland region of Scotland, near Loch Ness.-Geography:The River Farrar runs through the glen.The Glen is part of the Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme, with a dam at Loch Monar and underground power stations at Deanie and Culligran.There are a number of...
near Struy
Struy
Struy is a small village at the northern end of Strathglass, about 15 km south-west of Beauly in the Highland council area of Scotland.The confluence of the River Farrar and the River Glass is a short distance to the east of Struy, here the rivers join to become the River Beauly. The River Farrar...
, from which point the merged waters are known as the River Beauly
River Beauly
The River Beauly is a river in the Scottish Highlands, about 15 km west of the city of Inverness.It is about 25 km long, beginning near the village of Struy, at the confluence of the River Farrar and the River Glass...
.
The river is crossed by several bridges:
- Fasnakyle Bridge, unclassified road
- Comar Bridge, near Cannich, carries the A831
- Mauld Bridge, near Struy, unclassified road