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Glen Strathfarrar

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Glen Strathfarrar is a glen in the Highland region of Scotland, near Loch Ness, covering roughly 40 square kilometers. The River Farrar winds along its flat floor, passing Loch a Mhuillidh and Loch Beannacharan before dropping over Culligran Falls and joining the River Glass to form the River Beauly near Struy. The glen is flanked by mountains popular with hikers, including several Munros to the north and two Corbetts, and its central 4,027 hectare section is designated a national scenic area. It forms part of the Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme, with dams at Loch Monar, whose arch dam is the largest in Britain, and Loch Beannacharan, and holds remnants of ancient Caledonian Forest alongside birch woodland and heathland supporting red deer, otters, and golden eagles. 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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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.

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1. Glen Strathfarrar (Wikipedia)
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    Glen Strathfarrar (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Farair) is a glen in the Highland region of Scotland, near Loch Ness.
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    Glen Strathfarrar is designated as part of both Special Protection Area and a Special Area of Conservation under the Natura 2000 programme, as well as being designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
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Wikidata: Glen Strathfarrar
Wikidata Q5568055, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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