TUMMEL

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TUMMEL , a river of Perthshire,

Scotland

SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND,
CHURCH
- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish
  kirk
  - KIRK, SIR JOHN (1832- )
  , Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH,
  RICHARD
  WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR
  RICHARD
  (1784–1873)
OF
SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish
  kirk
  - KIRK, SIR JOHN (1832- )
  , Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
OF

. Discharging from Loch Rannoch, it flows eastward to a point near the Falls of Tummel, where it bends to the S.E., a direction which it maintains until it falls into the Tay, just below Logierait, after a course of 58 m. from its source in Stob Ghabbar (3565 ft.). Its only considerable affluent is the Garry, 24 M.

long

LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

, an impetuous river which issues from Loch Garry (22 M.

long

LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

, 4 m. wide, and 1334 ft. above the sea). About midway in its course the Tummel expands into Loch Tummel (21 M. long, i m. wide, 128 ft. deep, and 500 ft. above the sea), between which and the confluence with the "Garry occur the Pass and Falls of the Tummel, which are rather in the nature of rapids, the descent altogether amounting to 15 ft. The scenery throughout this reach is most picturesque, culminating at the point above the eastern extremity of the loch, known as Queen Victoria's View. The

chief

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

places of

interest

INTEREST

on the, river are Kinloch Rannoch; Dunalastair, a rocky hill in well-wooded grounds, the embellishment of which was largely due to Alexander Robertson of Struan (167o-1749), the Jacobite and poet, from whom the spot takes its name (" the stronghold of Alexander ");

Foss

FOSS, EDWARD (1787-1870)

; Faskally

House

HOUSE
HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
Gothic
- GOTHIC
it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

(beautifully situated on the left bank); Pitlochry; and Ballinluig.

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