9-631: The River Farg is a small tributary of the River Earn , located in the lieutenancy area of Perth and Kinross , central Scotland . Its source is located in Glen Farg reservoir; it winds round roads and farms, and has been forced in many places to change course due to human interference. It ends in a confluence where it joins the Earn. The name Farg may represent an Old Gaelic adaption of Brittonic *wergā , meaning "anger" (c.f. Welsh gwery ). The river
18-558: A river in Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . River Earn The River Earn ( Scottish Gaelic : Uisge Èireann ) 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
27-414: A strong sense of enclosure though the hills are not high. There is an intimacy of scale reinforced by the strong human influence of well managed farmland and woodland but the hill tops have a wild rugged character. Plantations make a major contribution to the scene, the shape and extent of afforested areas respecting and relating well to the natural landform. There are very fine strands of broadleaved trees in
36-482: 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. Fishing is available on many sections of the river. The Earn forms part of the area of the Tay District Salmon Fisheries Board, the statutory body that controls and manages stocks of salmon and trout along all rivers within
45-613: 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. 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 . The river
54-647: 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. 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. The River Earn NSA covers 3,108 ha , all of which lies within Perth and Kinross. The original 1978 report that led to
63-469: The Tay catchment area. Fishing permits are issued by the individual estates for each section of the river. 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
72-491: The area being designated as a national scenic area noted: This upper part of Strathearn lies at the conjunction of highland and lowland scenery and the variety of landscape elements that derive from this combination result in a very distinctive character of pleasing appearance. There is a strong textured pattern resulting from the variety of vegetation and landform. The hillsides are punctuated by rocky outcrops and patterned with heather, bracken, grass or plantation. The valley has
81-545: Was once a boundary of the Lordship and Barony of Balvaird . The river was polluted with aluminium sulphate killing nearly all of the fish in May 2014. Scottish Water was fined £8,000 for the incident. 56°20′41″N 3°20′41″W / 56.34461°N 3.34465°W / 56.34461; -3.34465 This Perth and Kinross location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
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