Glen Doll, also sometimes spelt Glendoll, lies within the

Cairngorms National Park Cairngorms National Park ( gd, Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament, after Loch Lomond and The Tro ...

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, at the top of Glen Clova, in an area of steep hills,

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and

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s. It includes the Corrie Fee National Nature Reserve, which has many endangered plants.Glen Doll
at angusglens.co.uk, accessed 17 January 2009 The nearest town is

Kirriemuir Kirriemuir, sometimes called Kirrie or the ''Wee Red Toon'' ( gd, An Ceathramh Mòr; IPA: nˈkʰʲɛɾəvmoːɾ, is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. It reaches back to earliest recorded times, when it is thought to have been a major ecclesiastical ...

.Glen Doll
at forestry.gov.uk, accessed 17 January 2009 The glen is in the south eastern

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, and the river which runs through it drains into Glen Clova, which extends towards the coast of Angus. An ancient track, ''Jock's Road'', that starts in the glen, ends at

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. The origin of the name is that Duncan Macpherson, a rich Scot, returned from

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in the late 19th century, bought the Glen Doll estate, and sought to ban people from crossing his land. John (or Jock) Winter fought him, and the

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took a challenge through all the courts to the

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, finally winning the day in 1888.Jock's Road History
at conneryscottishwalks.co.uk, accessed 17 January 2009

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takes place in the glen in late summer and autumn. A popular walk heads south west through the Glendoll Forest before climbing steeply up the Kilbo Path that links Glen Doll with

Glen Prosen The Five Glens of Angus are the five Highland glens located in the western portion of the Angus region of Scotland. The five glens from westernmost to easternmost are: *Glen Isla *Glen Prosen *Glen Clova *Glen Lethnot * Glen Esk Glen Clova i ...

. At the top this reaches a high pass giving easy access to two Munros, these are

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to the east and Mayar to the west. In April 1998, Angus Council instituted a Ranger Service for the Angus Glens, with two full-time rangers, which has its base in Glen Doll. The

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has an alpine forest in the Glen.

Notes

External links

The Glen Doll Tragedy, edited by Trevor Hipkin
* Glens of Scotland Landforms of Angus, Scotland {{Angus-geo-stub