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Glen Lyon

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Glen Lyon is a glen in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland, the longest enclosed glen in the country, running about 34 miles from Loch Lyon in the west to the village of Fortingall in the east. It forms part of the Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon National Scenic Area, one of Scotland's forty such protected landscapes, and was described by Sir Walter Scott as the longest, loneliest and loveliest glen in Scotland; aside from a few scattered farms and cottages, its only real settlements are at Fortingall and Bridge of Balgie. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Protected Status
Locally or Regionally Protected 1
Protected Status
International Treaty Protected Area 1
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Glen Lyon

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Glen Lyon
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Sources
1. UNEP-WCMC and IUCN: Protected areas at the coordinates of Glen Lyon, World Database on Protected Areas
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN
  • name_eng and desig_eng
    "name_eng": "Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon", "desig_eng": "National Scenic Area"
  • desig_eng, designation 28 of the point search
    "name_eng": "River Tay", "desig_eng": "Emerald Network"
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Glen Lyon (Wikipedia)
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Glen Lyon (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Lìomhann) is a glen in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland.
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Wikidata: Glen Lyon
Wikidata Q2451934, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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