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List Of Valleys Of Scotland
Below is a list of glens in Scotland. In Scotland, valleys are known as "glens". In total, the country has over 40 glens with rich history, with some of the glens in Scotland historically being ruled by warlike clans who defended the territory from invasion. The majority of the Scotland's glens are located in the Highland (council area), Highland area of the country, with areas such as Glen Trool, Glencoe, Highland, Glencoe, "The Great Glen", Glen Etive and Glen Lyon being the most visited. By council area Argyll and Bute * Glen Croe * Glen Douglas * Glen Fruin * Glen Orchy * Glen Shira * Great Glen * Hell's Glen * Strath Fillan Scottish Borders * Yarrow, Scottish Borders * Liddesdale Clackmannanshire * Menstrie Glen * Strathdevon Highland * Gleann Dubh Lighe * Glen Affric * Glen Brittle * Glen Cannich * Glen Coe * Glen Docherty * Glen Etive * Glen Finnan * Glen Kingie * Glen Loy * Glen Nevis * Glen Shiel * Glen Strathfarrar * Glen Urquhart * Glenmoriston * Great Glen * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highland (council Area)
Highland (, ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom. It was the 7th most populous council area in Scotland at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census. It has land borders with the council areas of Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute, Moray and Perth and Kinross. The wider upland area of the Scottish Highlands after which the council area is named extends beyond the Highland council area into all the neighbouring council areas plus Angus, Scotland, Angus and Stirling (council area), Stirling. The Highland Council is based in Inverness, the area's largest settlement. The area is generally sparsely populated, with much of the inland area being mountainous with numerous lochs. The area includes Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles. Most of the area's towns lie close to the eastern coasts. Off the west coast of the mainland the council area includes some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleann Dubh Lighe
Gleann Dubh Lighe (also spelled Gleann Dubh-lighe) is a glen (valley) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, located at the foot of Streap in the Northwest Highlands mountain range. The Dubh Lighe river flows through the length of the valley. A frequented spot for hiking, the valley is known for the eponymous bothy located in the valley which is maintained by the Mountain Bothies Association (MBA). It accidentally burned down in late 2011, but was rebuilt in June 2013 by volunteers of the MBA. Etymology ''Gleann Dubh Lighe'' means "glen A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. The word is Goidelic in origin: ''gleann'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, ''glion'' in Manx. ... of the dark stream," a glen being a narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it. References Glens of Scotland Valleys of Highland (council area) {{Highland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenmoriston
Glenmoriston or Glen Moriston () is a river glen in the Scottish Highlands The Highlands (; , ) is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Scottish Lowlands, Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Scots language, Lowland Scots language replaced Scottish Gae ..., that runs from Loch Ness, at the village of Invermoriston, westwards to Loch Cluanie, where it meets with Glen Shiel. The A887 and A87 roads pass through Glenmoriston. The Glen is dominated by the River Moriston, which in Gaelic might mean "river of the waterfalls". The river is a big attraction for fishers, but also for birdwatchers who come to see osprey and eagles fishing on the river. The river crashes over waterfalls at Invermoriston into Loch Ness, passing under an original Thomas Telford bridge, built in 1813. About five miles along the glen from Invermoriston is Loch Dundreggan, "Dundreggan" being of Gaelic origin and meaning "Dragon Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Urquhart
Glenurquhart or Glen Urquhart () is a glen running to the west of the village of Drumnadrochit in the Highland (council area), Highland Council areas of Scotland, council area of Scotland. Location Glenurquhart runs from Loch Ness at Urquhart Bay in the east to Corrimony and beyond in the west. The River Enrick runs along its length, passing through Loch Meiklie. The villages of Balnain and Balbeg, Highland, Balbeg are situated about up the glen. History Glenurquhart used to be part of the lands of the Clan Grant, Grants of Glenmoriston, with the lands of the Clan Fraser, Frasers to the north for most of its time. Notable people *Fr. Alexander Macdonell (bishop of Kingston), Alexander MacDonnell (1763-1840), first Roman Catholic priest to serve as a military chaplain in post-Reformation British military history, and first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston (Canada), Diocese of Kingston, Ontario. *The Rev. Ewen MacRury (1891–1986), minister of Glen Ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Strathfarrar
Glen Strathfarrar () is a glen in the Highland (council area), Highland region of Scotland, near Loch Ness. The Glen is part of the Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme, with a dam at Loch Monar and a 9 km tunnel carrying water to an underground power station at Deanie; a second dam just below Loch Beannacharan feeds a tunnel carrying water to Culligran power station (also underground). The Monar dam at Loch Monar is the largest arch dam in Britain. The central section of Glen Strathfarrar (covering ) is designated as a national scenic area (Scotland), national scenic area, one of forty such areas in Scotland, which have been defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development. The area covered by the NSA represents the section of the glen least affected by the hydro-electric scheme, and includes the Culligran Falls. Etymology Glen Strathfarrar is named for the River Farrar, recorded in Roman times as ''V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Shiel
Glen Shiel (; also known as Glenshiel) is a glen in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The glen runs approximately from southeast to northwest, from the Cluanie Inn () at the western end of Loch Cluanie and the start of Glenmoriston to sea level at the village of Shiel Bridge and Loch Duich. The northern side of the glen lies within the Kintail and Morvich estate owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The lower part of Glen Shiel, including both sides of the glen from the site of the Battle of Glen Shiel down to Dornie on the shores of Loch Duich, lies within the Kintail National Scenic Area, one of the forty national scenic areas in Scotland. Roads The A87 Road to the Isles runs the full length of the glen, reaching a high point of west of the Cluanie Inn. The remnants of the military road connecting Fort Augustus to the Bernera barracks in Glenelg built between 1750 and 1784 by William Caulfeild, the successor to General Wade, can be seen west of the Clua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Nevis
Glen Nevis () is a glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, with Fort William at its foot. It is bordered to the south by the Mamore range, and to the north by the highest mountains in the British Isles: Ben Nevis, Càrn Mor Dearg, Aonach Mòr, and Aonach Beag. It is home to one of the three highest waterfalls in Scotland, Steall Falls, where the Allt Coire a'Mhail joins the Water of Nevis in the glen. Below the waterfall is a steeply walled and impressive gorge. The scenic beauty of the glen has led to its inclusion in the Ben Nevis and Glen Coe National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland. Several films have been shot in Glen Nevis, including some scenes from the Harry Potter movies, Highlander, Highlander III: The Sorcerer, Braveheart and Rob Roy. A public road runs for 10 km up the Glen, becoming single track after 7 km. There is a hotel, Scottish Youth Hostels Association hostel, and campsite at the bottom of the glen, near Fort William, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Loy
Glen Loy is a glen or valley in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland which opens onto the Great Glen at its eastern end. It is drained by the River Loy which rises at a low col just under 230m above sea level as numerous burns drain the hillsides of Druim Fada on the south side and Druim Gleann Laoigh on the north. Further tributary burns drain the southwestern slopes of Beinn Bhàn, a 771m high Corbett and Marilyn to the northeast of the lower part of the glen. A minor road stretches up the valley from the B8004 road at Loy Bridge crossing the river once at Inverskilavulin Bridge before reaching a cul-de-sac short of Achanellan. A private vehicle track continues westwards up the glen from that point and in turn becomes a footpath which continues over the col and down through Gleann Suileag beyond. The glen has been carved through rocks of the Moine succession, specifically those of the Upper Garry Psammite Formation contained within the Loch Eil Group, a sequence of metamorp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Kingie
Glen Kingie is a glen or valley in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland which opens onto Glen Garry at its north-eastern end at Kingie. It is drained by the River Kingie which rises at a 650m col between the peaks of An Eag and Sgurr Cos na Breachd-laoidh. The river is fed by numerous burns both to north and south, key amongst which are Allt a' Chinn Bhric, Allt a' Choire Ghlais, Allt Coir' an Stangain Mhoir, Allt a' ùRiabhaich and Allt Torrain Dharaich. The waters of the Kingie enter those of the River Garry at Kingie Pool. Much of the northern side of the glen is formed by the slopes of 1003m high mountain of Sgurr Mor and the 919m high Gairich, both of which are Munros. The more broken southern side is dominated, at least in its upper reaches, by three (Corbetts; the 835m high Sgurr Cos na Breachd-laoidh, the 858m Fraoch Bheinn and the 880m Sgurr Mhurlagain. The glen runs through territory formed by psammites and pelites of the late Precambrian Glenfinnan Group of the Loch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Finnan
Glen Finnan is a glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, located at the foot of Streap in the Northwest Highlands mountain range. The River Finnan, which flows into Loch Shiel :''See Glen Shiel for the much smaller Loch Shiel in Lochalsh.'' Loch Shiel () is a freshwater loch situated west of Fort William, Highland, Fort William in the Highland (council area), Highland subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Scotla ..., flows the entire length of the glen. The Sgùrr Thuilm mountain stands at the head of Glen Finnan. References Glens of Scotland Valleys of Highland (council area) {{Highland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Docherty
Glen Docherty () is a glen in Wester Ross in Scotland, between Loch Maree and Kinlochewe to the west and Loch a'Chroisg and Achnasheen to the east. The A832 road runs through the glen, which runs between the peaks of Càrn a' Ghlinne () to the north and Carn Loisgte () to the south. Until recently this was a single track road with passing places, but of the road has now been upgraded to double track. Formation Volcanic activity in this region ceased about 50 million years ago, after which the landscape was shaped by glaciation from about 1.8 million years ago to the end of the Great Ice Age An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages, and g ... about 10,000 years ago. The U-shaped glen of Glen Docherty is typical of a glen formed by the action of glaciers. References Glen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Coe
Glen Coe ( ) is a glen of glacial origins, that cuts though volcanic rocks in the Scottish Highlands, Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the north of the shires of Scotland, county of Argyll, close to the border with the history of local government in Scotland#Provinces, historic province of Lochaber, within the modern subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Highland (council area), Highland. Glen Coe is regarded as the home of Scottish mountaineering and is popular with hillwalkers and climbers. A 2010 review by NatureScot, Scottish Natural Heritage into the special qualities of Scotland's National scenic area (Scotland), National scenic areas listed the "soaring, dramatic splendour of Glen Coe", and "the suddenness of the transition between high mountain pass and the lightly wooded strath" as being of note. The review also described the journey through the glen on the main A82 road as "one of the classic Highland journeys". The main settlement is the village of Glencoe, Highl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
