I had better try and explain, the first place you see is the village of Kenmore (see the view of the loch on your left) and this is where the water actually "flows out of the loch" into the River Tay. The same River Tay which ends up at Perth by which time it has the highest flow of any river in the United Kingdom. In fact more water goes down the Tay than both the River Thames and River Severn combined.

Kenmore is situated amidst the mountains of highland Perthshire, dating from the 16th century and the whole village, along with the adjoining villages of Acharn, Ardtalnaig and Amulree as well as the market town of Aberfeldy are a conservation area.

You will hear the area referred to as Breadalbane which means Highland Scotland in Gaelic.

The two views (above) show the picturesque scenery which can be seen whilst travelling along the lochside towards Killin where there is a spectacular sight of Killin Falls (see left and right below).

Before leaving Kenmore I must mention that although many miles from the sea it does have its own beach, not exactly huge, but fun can be enjoyed on it in the summer months. The beach is both sand and shingle, shelves very gently and the water warms up as it is trapped by the prevailing wind making it ideal for bathing. Boating is not allowed at this point, but there is a boating centre and water sports centre close by.

Among other places to see on Loch Tay is the Crannog Centre (close to Kenmore) which has a complete reconstucture of how the ancient people lived and worked many thousands of years ago (far left) and above is a photograph of the inside.

Then there is Ben Lawers a mountain which early mapmakers calculated to be over 4,000 feet, but in the 1850's it was demoted to 3,980 feet, this so enraged one local that he built a 20 foot cairn so that the mountain retained its 4,000 feet status.

The cairn has long since collapsed.