Breadalbane Mountains

Range Of Mountains, Range Of Hills in Perthshire

Scotland

Breadalbane Mountains

Hydro pipeline in Glen Lochay Credit: Steven Brown

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Breadalbane Mountains Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 56.499095/-4.481719 or Grid Reference NN4736. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Hydro pipeline in Glen Lochay

Steven Brown

Road in Glen Lochay near to High Botaurnie

The word high, in High Botaurnie surely refers to the property being more deeply into the glen than to altitude as the locations, High and Low Botaurnie are at similar heights above sea level. The distant, snow-patched mountain must be Beinn Sheasgarnaich.

Trevor Littlewood

Road passing 'last' car parking in Glen Lochay

The car park has been installed presumably by the owning estate as it wants mountain walkers to drive no further. Significantly perhaps is that the green notice says "No parking beyond this point please' - a request, not an instruction! Also significantly the road beyond this point is coloured yellow on the online version of OS Maps suggesting surely that the road beyond remains as a public one where parking should still be possible.

Trevor Littlewood

Mountain slopes rising from road at cattle grid

The grassy slope rises to a 799 metre, south-eastern top of the Munro, Beinn Sheasgarnaich. The area here is rather confused as to how far the public can motor over the road surface in Glen Lochay. OS mapping as displayed currently on the Geograph website has several versions of 'yellow' public roads at different scales and even at one scale; that uncertainty continues with the status of the road crossing to upper Glen Lyon! Inevitably, notices displayed by the local estate give a different and more restrictive view on where the public can drive and park.

Trevor Littlewood

Road passing Kenknock Farm, Glen Lochay. View W

If walking in this area, the last place to park your car is at NN476368

Colin Park

In Glen Lochay, looking east (downstream)

David Purchase

In Glen Lochay, looking east (downstream)

David Purchase

Near Kenknock, Glen Lochay

Near the end of the public road up the glen, with the pointed peak of Beinn Challuim ahead.

Jim Barton

Track up Glen Lochay

The start of the track westwards from the public road at Kenknock. The prominent peak is Beinn Challuim (1025m).

Jim Barton

Hydroelectric pipeline crossing Glen Lochay

The pipeline conveys water collected in Glen Dochart through a tunnel to exit top left for the pipeline crossing. The pipe re-enters the hillside to tunnel northwards through to the power station at Lubreoch Dam on Loch Lyon. This is part of the Breadalbane hydroelectric scheme that was completed in 1961 (from 'The Dam Builders' by James Miller, Birlinn 2002).

Jim Barton

Hydro road above Glen Lochay

The road over the Learg nan Lunn to Glen Lyon, shown as a track rather than a public road on the 1:25,000 map, although a few vehicles came through on my visit. The house at Lubchurran is in the trees L of centre with Beinn Cheathaich and Meall Glas above. The hydro pipeline to Glen Lyon re-enters the hill R of centre.

Jim Barton

Southern end of Meall nan Subh

The SE ridge of Meall nan Subh (hill of the raspberries) with part of Creag nam Bodach in view across the Learg nan Lunn below.

Jim Barton

Peaty ridge, Meall nan Subh

The ridge lies SE-NW with a number of cairns, small tops and lochans. The hill in view is the Munro Meall Ghaordaidh (1039m).

Jim Barton

Cairn on Meall nan Subh

One of several cairns on this ridge, looking west towards Beinn Sheasgarnaich.

Jim Barton

The River Lochay near Kenknock

Looking upstream from the bridge. The Lochay rises on the hillsides below Beinn Challuim (in view ahead) and along with the River Dochart flows into Loch Tay at Killin.

Jim Barton