Glen Douglas ( gd, Gleann Dùghlais) is a

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. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower ...

in the southwest

Scottish Highlands The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Sco ...

. It is drained by the Douglas Water, which discharges at the village of

Inverbeg Inverbeg is a settlement in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its Ordnance Survey grid reference is NS3497.
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at its eastern end into

Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; gd, Loch Laomainn - 'Lake of the Elms'Richens, R. J. (1984) ''Elm'', Cambridge University Press.) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Ce ...

. The glen is followed by a

single-track road A single-track road or one-lane road is a road that permits two-way travel but is not wide enough in most places to allow vehicles to pass one another (although sometimes two compact cars can pass). This kind of road is common in rural areas ...

which links the A82 road alongside Loch Lomond with the A814 road beside

Loch Long Loch Long is a body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Sea Loch extends from the Firth of Clyde at its southwestern end. It measures approximately in length, with a width of between . The loch also has an arm, Loch Goil, on its weste ...

. The glen is overlooked to the north by

Beinn Bhreac ''Beinn Bhreac'' (Gaelic for "speckled hill") is a name shared by a number of Scottish hills and mountains: * Beinn Bhreac (Glen Derry) (), a Munro in the Cairngorms * Beinn Bhreac (Blair Atholl) (), a Marilyn in the Cairngorms * Beinn Bhreac (Barca ...

() and

Tullich Hill Tullich Hill (632 m) is a hill in the southern Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies south of the village of Arrochar, between Loch Long and Loch Lomond in Argyll Argyll (; archaically Argyle, in modern Gaelic, ), sometimes called Argy ...

() and to the south by

Doune Hill Doune Hill (734 m) is a peak in the foothills of the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It is located near the village of Luss in Argyll and Bute, west of Loch Lomond. The hill is the highest point of the Luss Hills, a southern outlier of the Gram ...

() and a hill known as Coire na h-Eanachan.Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger map sheet no 56 ''Inveraray & Loch Lomond area'' At the upper (western) end of the glen is the

DM Glen Douglas Defence Munitions (DM) Glen Douglas is a military munitions depot located near Loch Long, Argyll and Bute, in Scotland. It is operated by Defence Equipment & Support, part of the Ministry of Defence. It was formerly known as RNAD Glen Douglas. ...

military munitions depot which is connected to the railway line from

Helensburgh Helensburgh (; gd, Baile Eilidh) is an affluent coastal town on the north side of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, situated at the mouth of the Gareloch. Historically in Dunbartonshire, it became part of Argyll and Bute following local governm ...

Crianlarich Crianlarich (; gd, A' Chrìon Làraich) is a village in Stirling council area and in the registration county of Perthshire, Scotland, around north-east of the head of Loch Lomond. The village bills itself as "the gateway to the Highlands". Ety ...

at the site of the old station. Glen Douglas has 3 farms two of which are still in use and both are named after hills in the Glen - Doune farm and Tullich Farm.

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