Loch Tummel
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Loch Tummel (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Teimhil) is a long, narrow loch, 7 kilometres northwest of Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
The loch is approximately 11 kilometres long from east to west, and is just under 1 kilometre wide. It became part of the Tummel Hydro-Electric Power Scheme when the Clunie Dam was constructed at its eastern end in 1930, raising the water level by 4.5 metres. The loch is traversed by roads on both north and south banks, offering splendid views of the surrounding countryside. The best is probably the well known 'Queen's View' from the north shore, which Queen Victoria made famous in 1866, offering a magnificent vista over the loch with Schiehallion in the background (although it is probably named after Queen Isabel, wife of Robert the Bruce).
Above the head of the loch, Tummel Bridge crossing the River Tummel actually has two bridges. The original bridge built by General Wade in 1730 has a modern replacement alongside carrying the traffic from Aberfeldy. Notable visitors who have stayed in this area include Mendelssohn and Swinburne. The northern side of the loch has many duns, forts and cairn circles. At the eastern end, high in Glen Fincastle to the north, sits Fincastle House, a 17th century seat of a branch of the Stewarts, with links to the 1745 rebellion. At the head of the glen are the standing stones of Clachan Aoraidh in the Allean Forest.
The loch is popular with anglers who fish for trout.
At the Foss end of the loch (South West) there is Loch Tummel Sailing Club (LTSC) who race every Sunday between April and October. Mostly dinghy racing (RS200/400,Europes, Toppers and Lasers among a diverse group) but there is a heathly fleet of day boats as well (FF15, Yomen)
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