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Loch Garry Gaelic: Loch Garraidh
Located 25 km north of Fort William, it is 11 km long and 50 m deep and fed by waters from Loch Quoich 10 km upstream on the River Garry.
Loch Garry is much photographed from the A87 for its romantic setting and also because a quirk of perspective makes it appear like a map of Scotland.
The Glen used to be home of the Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry.
The main activities are dee stalking and forestry, and the area is popular for Munro baggers seeking some spectacularly remote mountains at the head of the glen.
The lonely road along the north side of Loch Garry continues past Loch Quoich to Kinlochhourn from where a footpath continues to Knoydart.
There is another Loch Garry in Glengarry County, Ontario in Canada. This loch is named by Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry, after their previous home loch, Loch Garry in Scotland, after their emigration to the county from Scotland in result of the Highland Clearances
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