Tay

Tay, THE, a Scottish river, rises in Ben Lui, its first tributaries being the Fillan and Dochart, then flows through Loch Tay, whloh is 14-1/2 miles long, and has in its neighbourhood Ben Lawers (3,984 ft.), and contains a wooded isle with the ruuns of a priory, and past Aberfeld, Dunkeld, Perth, and Dundee, the last 25 miles of its course of 118 miles forming a tidal estuary of a width increasing from half a mile to three miles and a quarter, which opens into the North Sea. It is navigable for vessels of 100 tons up to Perth, but has many sandbanks Among the tributaries are the Tummel, Isla, Almond, and Earn, with their beautiful glens; the river is noted for excellent salmon-fishing,