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Gauir or Gaoire, a stream of Fortingall parish, NW Perthshire, issuing from Loch Laidon (924 feet), which at its head receives the Ba, and winding 7 miles eastward to Loch Rannoch (668 feet), mainly across bleak Rannoch Muir. It expands midway, in times of heavy rain, into a large temporary lake, Loch Eigheach; forms several tumultuous far-sounding waterfalls; enters the head of Loch Rannoch by two channels, enclosing a green triangular islet; and contains abundance of trout, running from ¼ to 3 lbs.Ord. Sur., sh. 64, 1873.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a stream" (ADL Feature Type: "streams") |
Administrative units: | Fortingall ScoP Perthshire ScoCnty |
Place names: | GAOIRE | GAUIR | GAUIR OR GAOIRE |
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