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The River Braan ( gd, Breamhainn) is a tributary of the
Braan, River
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- ukriversguidebook.co.uk
SCA opposes Braan hydro proposals
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The River Braan ( gd, Breamhainn) is a tributary of the River Tay
The River Tay ( gd, Tatha, ; probably from the conjectured Brythonic ''Tausa'', possibly meaning 'silent one' or 'strong one' or, simply, 'flowing') is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in Great Britain. The Tay originates ...
in Scotland.
Within the county of Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...
, it flows 11 miles (17 km) eastwards from Loch Freuchie
Loch Freuchie, also known as Fraoch, the heatherly loch, is a large freshwater loch on a north-west to south-east orientation, within Glen Quaich in Perth and Kinross. The loch is located west of Amulree and southeast of Kenmore.
History ...
, near Amulree
Amulree (Scottish Gaelic: ''Àth Maol Ruibhe'', 'Ford of t.Maelrubha') is a small hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies in hilly country on the A822 road, east of Loch Freuchie in Strathbraan, west of Dunkeld and north of Crieff. It ...
, and joins the River Tay near Dunkeld.
Etymology
The name ''Braan'' is likely ofPritenic
Common Brittonic ( cy, Brythoneg; kw, Brythonek; br, Predeneg), also known as British, Common Brythonic, or Proto-Brittonic, was a Celtic language spoken in Britain and Brittany.
It is a form of Insular Celtic, descended from Proto-Celtic, a ...
origin and derived from ''*breμ-'', meaning "bellow, bray, roar" (Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
''brefu''). A similar etymological root underlies the names of the rivers Breamish
The Breamish is a river in Northumberland, England, which rises on Comb Fell in the Northumberland National Park on the southern side of The Cheviot. It is one of the eight rivers rising in the Cheviot Hills, the others being the College Valley, ...
in Northumberland, England, and the Brefi in Ceredigion, Wales.
See also
* The Hermitage *Hermitage Bridge
The Hermitage Bridge (russian: link=no, Эрмита́жный мост) is a bridge across the Winter Canal along Palace Embankment in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The bridge constitutes part of the Hermitage Museum, Hermitage and Winter Palace ensem ...
*Ossian's Hall of Mirrors
Ossian's Hall of Mirrors is a Georgian structure located at The Hermitage in Dunkeld, Scotland.
History of the site The original view-house
The Hermitage and Ossian's Hall of Mirrors was originally an unremarkable view-house in a position ...
*Black Linn Falls
Black Linn Falls is a waterfall on the River Braan in The Hermitage, Dunkeld, Scotland."The Hermitage"
References
Braan, River
- Geo.ed.ac.uk
External links
- ukriversguidebook.co.uk
SCA opposes Braan hydro proposals
- Fishingnet.com Braan 1Braan {{Scotland-river-stub