Glen Trool ( gd, Gleann an t-Sruthail) is a
glen in the
Southern Uplands
The Southern Uplands ( gd, Na Monaidhean a Deas) are the southernmost and least populous of mainland Scotland's three major geographic areas (the other two being the Central Lowlands and the Grampian Mountains and the Highlands, as illustrate ...
,
Galloway
Galloway ( ; sco, Gallowa; la, Gallovidia) is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire. It is administered as part of the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.
A native or ...
,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
. It contains
Loch Trool which is fed by several
burns and drained by the
Water of Trool. North of Glen Trool is
Merrick, the highest mountain in the Southern Uplands. The glen has a visitors centre and campsite.
In April 1307 it was the site of the
Battle of Glen Trool.
Glens of Scotland
Landforms of Dumfries and Galloway
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