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EARN
, the name of a See also:loch and See also:river in See also:Perthshire, See also:Scotland
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The loch, lying almost due See also:east and See also:west, is 6a m. See also:long and
m. in maximum breadth, 287 ft. deep, with a mean See also:depth of 138 ft., covers an See also:area of nearly 4 sq. m., has a drainage See also:basin of over 541 sq. m., and stands 317 ft. above the See also:sea
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Its See also:waters are said never to freeze
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It discharges by the river Earn
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The points of See also:interest on its shores are Lochearnhead (at the See also:southern extremity of Glen Ogle), which has a station on the See also:Callander-See also:Oban railway, and the ruins of St See also:Blane's See also:chapel; Edinample See also:Castle, an old turreted See also:mansion belonging to the See also:marquess of See also:Breadalbane, situated in well-wooded grounds near the See also:pretty falls of the Ample; Ardvorlich See also:House, the See also:original of Darlinvarach in See also:Scott's See also:Legend of See also:Montrose, and the See also:village of St Fillans at the See also:foot of the loch, once the See also:terminus of the See also:branch of the Caledonian railway from See also:Perth
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The river flows out of Loch Earn, pursues an eastward course with a See also:gentle inclination towards the See also:south, and reaches the See also:Firth of See also:Tay, 62 m. below Perth, after a See also:total run of 49 M
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Its See also:chief tributaries on the right are the Ruchil, Machany, See also:Ruthven, May and Farg, and on the See also:left, the Lednock and See also:Turret
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It is navigable by vessels of 50 tons as far up as See also:Bridge of Earn, and is a notable fishing stream, abounding with See also:salmon and See also:trout, See also:perch and See also:pike being also plentiful
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On the Lednock are the falls of the See also:Devil's Cauldron and on the Turret and its feeders several graceful cascades
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The See also:principal places of interest on the See also:banks of the Earn are Dunira, the favourite seat of See also:
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