Bridge of Balgie
Bridge
of Balgie, Perthshire, is situated in beautiful Glen Lyon,
one of the longest in Scotland, and at the point of divergence
of the steep, narrow mountain road leading south-wards to
Loch Tay over a 1,805-ft. high shoulder of Ben Lawers, 3,984
ft., and passing the little Lochan na Lairige.
To
the south-east of the lochan rise the peaks of the Tarmachan
group, 3,421 ft. There are hydro-electric
developments in this district. The narrow road continuing
westwards from Bridge of Balgie into the bare and lonely
hill country of Upper Glen Lyon soon passes near the
picturesque Meggernie Castle. by the River Lyon, which
dates partly from c. 1582. T
o
the west, in the hills, Lochs Giorra and Dhamh have been united
to form a new reservoir. The road eventually reaches Loch
Lyon, now greatly extended, near which a large new dam has
been constructed. The head of the glen is surrounded by lofty,
green hills, dominated by Ben Achallader, 3,404 ft., to the
north-west, on the Argyll border, and Ben Heasgarnich, 3,530
ft., to the south. The latter is the highest peak of the Forest
of Mamlorn group in the Breadalbane.
