Glen Lyon

Simply called "The Glen " by locals, Glen Lyon ( Glen of Polished Water ) is often proudly proclaimed as the most beautiful glen in the whole of Scotland. It was known in ancient times as Gleann Fasach - The Deserted Glen, and by the first Scots as Glelann Cam Clachan - The Crooked Glen of Stones. Later it became known as Gleann Abhainn Dubh - Glen of the Black River. Up the glen, at Bridge of Balgie stands the mighty Ben Lawers, Perthshire's highest and most fascinating mountain, home to a world-beating selection of alpine flowers.  The magnificent mountain overlooks Scotland's largest loch, Loch Tay, on whose eastern shores lies the picturesque village of Kenmore.