Earn,

Earn, a river and loch in the south of Perthshire, in the finely-wooded, beautiful valley of Strathearn. Loch Earn lies to the north of Ben Voirlach; its eastern extremity is 24 miles west of Perth. Lying 306 feet above sea-level, it is 6½ miles long from east to west, from a half mile to nearly a mile broad, and 600 feet deep; it is surrounded by bold and rugged hills. The river Earn flows east from the loch 46 miles through the strath, past Conrie, Crieff, and Bridge of Earn, into the estuary of the Tay, 7 miles south-east of Perth. Its waters contain salmon, trout, perch, and pike.—The Bridge of Earn, a much frequented village, stands on the right bank of the river, 4 miles SSE. of Perth, and near the saline springs of Pitcaithly.