Where is Glen Finglas?

Glen Finglas is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.2300°, -4.3620°.

Forests & woodlands · Scottish Highlands

Glen Finglas

Glen Finglas in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–3 h

Glen Finglas is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Glen Finglas (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionnghlais) is a glen in the Trossachs, in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is an area of forest in Highlands of the former county of Perthshire, north of Brig o' Turk, close to Callander in Menteith. To the west is Loch Katrine.

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Background

History

Part of the Glen was a royal hunting forest. From the 1450s, laws protected the forest area and restricted the rights of tenants on surrounding lands to encourage deer for the hunt. A flat mound called "Tom Buidhe" (the yellow knoll) near the Glen Finglas Reservoir is thought to be the site of the Hunt Hall, first built for James II of Scotland in the 1400s. James IV came to the Hunt Hall in July 1492. The site was maintained by Archibald Edmondstone of Duntreath, keeper of Doune Castle and the Forests of Menteith and Glenfinglas. In August 1505, James brought tents and pavilions for extra accommodation. He was supplied with dairy goods by two women from Duntreath, and eels and pikes from…

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