Archaeological sites · Scottish Lowlands
Glentress Forest
In or near Walkerburn.
Glentress Forest — forest in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Glentress Forest is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "forest in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.6463°, -3.1357°.
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Official information
Glentress Forest is renowned for its exceptional mountain biking trails and offers a variety of outdoor activities. Visitors can explore scenic trails, engage in treetop adventures, and observe local wildlife at the Wildlife Hub, which features an observation beehive and live osprey cams.
From the Wikipedia article
Glentress Forest lies east of Peebles in the Scottish Borders, about 30 miles south of Edinburgh. Part of the Tweed Valley Forest Park along with Traquair Forest in Innerleithen, it is the home of a mountain biking centre. The forest is at the southern end of the Moorfoot Hills and is accessed from Glentress hamlet, which is on the A72 road.
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Background
History
There are remains of an Iron Age hill fort at the top of Janet's Brae which offers a spectacular vista over the town of Peebles. The forest was planted in the 1920s in response to the national shortage of timber brought about by the First World War. Some of the original stands of Douglas Fir remain to this day. During the 1930s, unemployed men were set to work in Glentress Forest, breaking ground, building tracks, and undertaking other heavy labour. The men lived in a work camp at Eshiels, which was one of a number of so-called Instructional Centres run by the Ministry of Labour in order to 'harden' young men who had been out of work for some time. By 1938, the ministry was operating 35…
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- Coordinates
- 55.6463, -3.1357
- District
- Scottish Borders
- Postcode
- EH45 8NB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Official site
- forestryandland.gov.scot
Sources
- wikidata: Q5569361 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Glentress Forest (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Glentress.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Glentress Forest?
- Glentress Forest is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH45 8NB).
- What is Glentress Forest?
- Glentress Forest — forest in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Glentress Forest?
- Drivers can use postcode EH45 8NB.
- Who owns Glentress Forest?
- Glentress Forest is owned by Forestry and Land Scotland.
- Is Glentress Forest free to visit?
- Yes, Glentress Forest is free to enter.
- How do I get to Glentress Forest?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH45 8NB. It sits within the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale parliamentary constituency.