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The River Braan () is a tributary of the
River Tay The River Tay (, ; probably from the conjectured Brythonic ''Tausa'', possibly meaning 'silent one' or 'strong one' or, simply, 'flowing' David Ross, ''Scottish Place-names'', p. 209. Birlinn Ltd., Edinburgh, 2001.) is the longest river in Sc ...
in
Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
. Within the county of
Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. It is bordered by Highland (council area), Highland and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus, Scotland, Angus, Dundee, and F ...
, it flows 11 miles (17 km) eastwards from Loch Freuchie, near Amulree, and joins the River Tay near
Dunkeld Dunkeld (, , from , "fort of the Caledonians") is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam. Dunkeld lies close to the geological Highland Boundar ...
.


Etymology

The name ''Braan'' is likely of Pritenic origin and derived from ''*breμ-'', meaning "bellow, bray, roar" ( Welsh ''brefu''). A similar etymological root underlies the names of the rivers Breamish in
Northumberland Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...
, England, and the Brefi in
Ceredigion Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the West Wales, west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the River Dyfi, Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire t ...
, Wales.


See also

* The Hermitage * Hermitage Bridge *
Ossian's Hall of Mirrors Ossian's Hall of Mirrors is a Georgian era, Georgian structure located at The Hermitage (Scotland), The Hermitage in Dunkeld, Scotland. History of the site The original view-house The Hermitage and Ossian's Hall of Mirrors was originally an ...
* Black Linn Falls


References


Braan, River
- Geo.ed.ac.uk


External links



- ukriversguidebook.co.uk
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