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Driesh

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Driesh is a 948-metre mountain in Angus. It is one of the 282 Munros — Scottish mountains of 3,000 feet and more. It is one of 20 hills the Albion Guide charts in Angus. It stands inside the Cairngorms National Park.

Mayar and Tom Buidhe are among the hills within 7.7 km.

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Photo of the Cairngorms, a National Park in Scotland.Iconic

Cairngorms

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Britain's biggest national park — a high granite plateau of arctic tundra, ancient Caledonian pinewood and free-flowing rivers.

Photo of Loch Muick, a loch in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

Loch Muick

Loch

Queen Victoria's retreat of Glas-allt-Shiel stands at the head of this loch on the Balmoral estate below Lochnagar.

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Photo of Gin Bothy, a visitor attraction in the Angus, north east Scotland.Highlight

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Attraction

Craft gin distillery in an old stone bothy at Peel Farm at the foot of Glenisla in the Angus Glens.

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Photo of Glen Clova, a visitor attraction in the Angus, north east Scotland.Highlight

Glen Clova

Attraction

Classic U-shaped Angus glen leading to Loch Brandy and the Corrie Fee hills.

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Photo of Reekie Linn, a waterfall near Alyth, the Angus, north east Scotland.Highlight

Reekie Linn

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Powerful joined falls of the River Isla plunging into a wooded gorge north of Alyth.

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Photo of Balmoral Cairns, a folly near Crathie in the Cairngorms, Aberdeenshire, north east Scotland.Highlight

Balmoral Cairns

Folly near Crathie

Eleven Victorian memorial cairns in the woods above Balmoral, crowned by Prince Albert's great granite pyramid, raised by his 'broken-hearted widow' in 1862.

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