Eas nan Lub

Eas nan Lub is a waterfall in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. It lies in the Grampian Mountains where the land rises steeply from the Highland edge. The fall is fed by a burn that tumbles down a narrow cleft in the rock. Its name comes from the Gaelic eas, meaning waterfall, and nan lub, meaning of the pool. The burn then joins the River Tummel a short distance below the drop. The burn drops about twenty metres in a single leap, making it one of the taller single-drop falls in the region. Its height places it among Scotland’s highest waterfalls when measured by the tallest single drop. The surrounding hills are composed of hard schist that resists erosion, so the fall remains sharp and clean. Visitors often hear the rush of water before they see the fall through the trees. At the base the water churns in a deep plunge pool before flowing away over mossy boulders. The path to the fall follows the burn upstream, crossing stepping stones and duckboards laid over boggy ground. From the viewpoint the whole drop can be seen framed by birch and rowan. On calm days the spray hangs in the air like a fine mist above the pool.