River Earn
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| River Earn | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Firth of Tay, North Sea |
• location | Between Perth and Newburgh, Fife, Scotland |
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| • left | River Lednock |
| • right | River Farg |
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The River Earn (Template:Langx) in Scotland leaves Loch Earn at St Fillans and runs east through Strathearn, then east and south, joining the River Tay near Abernethy. The Earn is about 74 kilometres (46 mi) long. It passes by Comrie, Crieff (where it is joined by the Pow of Inchaffray) and Bridge of Earn. The river is fast flowing, with many shoals, whilst the surrounding land is generally flat and is occasionally subject to flooding.[1]
Near to the River Earn lay the ancient Strageath Roman Camp. This camp was one of a series of camps used by the Romans to construct their invasion of the north; other notable camps in this chain are Ardoch, Stracathro, Battledykes, Raedykes and Normandykes.
Leisure and tourism
The river is popular for walking, and the banks are accessible at many points. One of the most popular walks is a route along the north bank at Crieff known as Lady Mary's Walk.[2]
Fishing
Fishing is available on many sections of the river.[2] The Earn forms part of the area of the Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board,[3] the statutory body that controls and manages stocks of salmon and trout along all rivers within the Tay catchment area.[4] Fishing permits are issued by the individual estates for each section of the river.[5] The River Earn Improvement Association, a voluntary organisation composed of fishing rights holders and local angling clubs, works to improve fish stocks in the river. As part of this work the association has gradually purchased the rights to undertaken commercial salmon fishing with fixed nets at locations on the Earn. The association does not exercise these rights, and purchased them in order to improve salmon numbers in the river. By 2005 all commercial netting had been eliminated from the Earn.[6]
River Earn National Scenic Area
The section of the river between Comrie and St Fillans forms part of a national scenic area (NSA), one of 40 such areas in Scotland which are defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection by restricting certain forms of development.[7] The River Earn NSA covers 3,108 ha, all of which lies within Perth and Kinross.[8]
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."1st October 1819, River Earn, Strathallan Castle". Lucy's Diary. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."River Earn". VisitScotland.com. 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tay District Map". Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board. 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board". Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board. 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tay - FAQs". FishPal Ltd. May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History". River Earn Improvement Association. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."National Scenic Areas". NatureScot. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans) NSA". NatureScot. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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