Follow the links below to learn more about the Tay River and the Tay Canal.

The Tay Canal: UNESCO World Heritage Site, National Historic Site, and Canadian Heritage River

Map of the Tay River Watershed

A Brief History of the Tay Canal

The Tay Canal: Present, Past and 175th

An 1831 Map of the Lower Tay River

Port Elmsley and the Locks of the First Tay Canal

A Description of the Lower Tay River in 1828 (0.1 Mb PDF) by John Mactaggart, 1829

The First Tay Canal (0.3 Mb PDF) by H.R. Morgan, 1933

A History of the Tay Canal (0.07 Mb PDF) by Susan Code

Mills of the Tay and Area (4.4 Mb PDF)   by David Taylor, 2013

A Photo Tour Video of the Tay Canal: Beveridges to Perth

Paddling the Tay - see the Tours Page