Fearnan

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Older cottages in Fearnan

Fearnan (Gaelic Dàl Chiaráin, '[St.] Ciarán's Dale' or 'Meadow') is a small crofting village on the north shore of Loch Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.

The village lies at the junction of the road to Glen Lyon and the road between Kenmore and Killin that runs along the north side of the loch. The land around the village has at various times in history belonged to both the Robertsons of Struan and the Campbells. The village is now a mix of old crofts dating back up to 400 years old and new builds mainly from the 1980s. There is also a whole hidden village of crofts with just their foundations left, just below the forestry of Drummond Hill. Visitors who wish to explore the area are encouraged to park at the village hall and walk up the field opposite, clamber over the wall and walk right, where there is a road covered in fern, then walk up the hill, and with a bit of searching they will find the remnants of the houses.

At the top of the road leading up from the lochside, just as past Quarry Road (a single lane road accessing the top of the village) will be found twenty metres onward, to the left, a small hollowed stone. This stone is the top of a font commemorating Saint Ciarán with a small plaque on it. It also gives its name to the old top of Fearnan.

The Glen Lyon road, as mentioned before, is a spur off the road to Fortingall eventually leading to main road to Rannoch/Loch Tummel and Aberfeldy.