Glen Shee, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Glen Shee
Address: Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Glen Shee is a glen in eastern Perthshire, Scotland. Shee Water flows through the glen. The head of the glen, where Gleann Taitneach and Glen Lochsie meet, is approximately 2 km north-west of the Spittal of Glenshee; it then runs south-east to Bridge of Cally where it merges with Strathardle to form Glen Ericht. Once known as the glen of the fairies it takes its name from the Gaelic "sith" meaning fairy and the old meeting place at the standing stone behind the present day church is called Dun Shith or Hill of the Fairies. ()

Coordinates: 56°47'60"N, 3°25'60"W

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Glen Shee – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glas Maol, Ben Gulabin, Dalnaglar Castle, Cray Parish Church.

5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Glas Maol, Cairngorms National Park
143 min walk • Glas Maol is a mountain in the southeastern part of the Highlands of Scotland. The broad, flat summit is divided between the council area of Aberdeenshire, Angus and Perth and Kinross, though the highest point lies wholly within Angus; indeed Glas Maol is the highest point in that council area.
2.8 miNW
Mountain
Ben Gulabin, Cairngorms National Park
71 min walk • Ben Gulabin is a mountain in the Mounth area of the Grampian Mountains in Scotland. It is located on the eastern side of the main A93 road between Blairgowrie and Braemar in upper Glen Shee.
2.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Dalnaglar Castle
69 min walk • Dalnaglar Castle is a 19th-century castle, about 6.0 kilometres south of Spittal of Glenshee, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, on the east of the Shee Water.
3.3 miSE
Church
Cray Parish Church
85 min walk • Cray Parish Church, also known as Cray Free Church and Kirkmichael Free Church, is a former Church of Scotland church in Cray, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located in Kirkmichael parish, on the north side of the B951, which forms part of the 64 miles -long Cateran Trail.
5.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Càrn a' Gheòidh, Cairngorms National Park
133 min walk • Càrn a' Gheòidh is a Scottish mountain situated 15 km south of the town of Braemar. Its summit stands on the border between the council areas of Perth and Kinross and Aberdeenshire.
5.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Glas Tulaichean, Cairngorms National Park
143 min walk • Glas Tulaichean is a large, complex Scottish mountain located approximately 18 kilometres south of Braemar in Perth and Kinross. It is the highest of a group of domed hills which lie in remote land between the head of Glen Tilt and Glen Shee to the east.
4.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Forter Castle
109 min walk • Forter Castle is located in Glenisla, Perthshire, Scotland. It was built in 1560 by James Ogilvy, the 5th Lord of Airlie. In 1640, it was burned by Archibald Campbell, the 8th Earl of Argyll, but it was rebuilt in the early 1990s.
4.9 miSW
Park
Dirnanean House
124 min walk • Dirnanean House is part of a private, traditional Highland estate located near Enochdhu in Moulin parish, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, 10 miles ENE of Pitlochry. The Dirnanean estate is situated adjacent to the 64-mile waymarked Cateran Trail.