Earnknowe - About Lochearnhead and local Area

Earnknowe is situated close to Lochearnhead at the western end of Loch Earn . Loch Earn is 6 miles long, a beautiful loch surrounded by trees, steep hillsides and mountains and with shores giving easy access to the water.

The area is an ideal centre for touring the whole of central Scotland. 

The map and information below show our central location and easy reach of major centres.

An hour north to the awesome mountains of Glencoe.

Two hours south to the city centres of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

One hour east to the "fair city" of Perth.

One and a half hours west to the ferry from Oban , to Mull and Iona.

INTERESTS FOR ALL

Earnknowe House Bed and Breakfast and the five three-star Earnknowe holiday cottages enjoy a central location, west of Perth, in the Trossachs National Park in Scotland. The vacation lets are situated at the edge of the village of Lochearnhead, which is at the western end of Loch Earn.

Lochearnhead is set amidst the Southern Highland mountains, facing South over the Loch Earn.   The village is is a central base for touring, walking, cycling, golfing, fishing and climbing in central Scotland.  It is situated in an area of natural beauty, steeped in history, traditions and folklore.

Local scenery includes wild glens and sparkling lochs between Callander and Aberfoyle, and Breadalbane, the high country of the north, with some of Scotland's finest Munros, Ben Lui, Ben Challum, Ben More and Ben Vorlich.

The nearby Lomond and Trossachs National Park incorporates Loch Katrine, home of the steam ship SS Sir Walter Scott and The Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, with beautiful scenery to enjoy whether you prefer walking, cycling or  a day out in the car.

The beautiful loch is six miles long, surrounded by trees, steep hillsides and mountains and its shores give easy access to the water. Loch Earn is a major watersports centre and a base for water skiing, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing and for flying seaplanes. Seaplane flying lessons are available.

Loch Earn is stocked with salmon, sea trout and brown trout; fishing permits allow fishing from the shore or from a fishing boat for hire on Loch Earn.

The National Cycle Route passes by Lochearnhead and Glen Ogle; horse riding, Shooting (including clay pigeon) and deer Stalking can be arranged.

Edinample Castle on the south side, opposite Earnknowe, provides a picturesque focal point from the windows of Earnknowe House and cottages.

Scottish clan history, including Rob Roy MacGregor and the Scottish clans of MacGregor, MacNab, MacLaren and Stewart are significant in the local history and genealogy of the Trossachs and Breadalbane. Balquhidder was a last stronghold in the Jacobite Rebellion. The Rob Roy and Trossachs Visitor Centre at Callander is a popular starting point for those interested in the legendary character Rob Roy MacGregor (McGregor.)

Other Visitor Centres include the Breadalbane Folklore Centre, near the Falls of Dochart at Killin and  the Scottish Crannog Centre on Loch Tay.

At Killin the Falls of Dochart form the most scenic and most photographed section of the River Dochart in Glen Dochart. Situated by a bridge leading into the village of Killin at the western end of Loch Tay, the Falls cascade around the island of Inchbuie or Innes Buie, the traditional burial place of the clan MacNab.

Earnknowe is an ideal centre for touring the whole of central Scotland, whether driving, walking, hiking, or climbing. A number of Munroes and Corbetts are within reach in the Bridge of Orchy Hills, the Tyndrum Hills and the Crianlarich Hills.

The Munros are the highest of Scotland's mountains, 284 mountain tops named after the man who first catalogued them, Sir Hugh Munro. John Rooke Corbett was a keen member of the Scottish Mountaineering Club in the mid 20th Century. ‘The Corbetts' is a collective name given to all the distinct mountains in Scotland which are between 2,500 feet and 3,000 feet, and which have a re-ascent of 500 feet on all sides.

Glen Ogle, the route between Lochearnhead and Killin, contains a spectacular section of the former Callander and Oban railway line, which closed to Crianlarich in 1965 due to a rockfall in Glen Ogle. There is a viaduct, which is crossed by footpath as the former trackbed has now been transformed into an enjoyable walk suitable for all the family.

For guests preferring cross-country, forest and woodland walks, the immediate locality offers a variety of routes and various habitats. Some of the walks are within Forestry Commission plantations. Whilst out walking, cycling, bird watching or fishing for salmon, sea trout or brown trout, visitors may see an osprey, a red squirrel, deer and other wildlife.