Glen Tilt
Gleann Teilt (Scottish Gaelic) | |
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 Glen Tilt June 2019 | |
  Glen Tilt | |
| Coordinates: 56°49′59″N 03°46′34″W / 56.83306°N 3.77611°W | |
| Grid position | NN 91731 72687 |
| Location | Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
| Native name | Gleann Teilt (Scottish Gaelic) |
Glen Tilt (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Teilt) is a glen in the extreme north of Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Beginning at the confines of Aberdeenshire, it follows a South-westerly direction excepting for the last 4 miles, when it runs due south to Blair Atholl. It is watered throughout by the Tilt, which enters the Garry after a course of 14 miles, and receives on its right the Tarf, which forms some falls just above the confluence, and on the left the Fender, which has some falls also. The attempt of George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl to close the glen to the public was successfully contested by the Scottish Rights of Way Society in 1847.[1][2] The massive mountain of Beinn a' Ghlò and its three Munros Càrn nan Gabhar (1129 m), Bràigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain (1070 m) and Càrn Liath (975) dominate the glen's eastern lower half.
Perthshire is the historic county that Glen Tilt was within, Perth was the county town.[3]
Marble of good quality is occasionally quarried in the glen, and the rock formation has long attracted the attention of geologists.[1]