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GLENALMOND

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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 119 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GLENALMOND , a glen of See also:

Perthshire, See also:Scotland, situated to the S.E. of See also:Loch See also:Tay. It comprises the upper two-thirds of the course of the See also:Almond, or a distance of 20 M. For the greater See also:part it follows a direction See also:east by See also:south, but at See also:Newton See also:Bridge it inclines sharply to the south-east for 3 m., and narrows to such a degree that this portion is known as the Small (or Sma') Glen. At the end of this pass the glen expands and runs eastwards as far as the well-known public school of Trinity See also:College, where it may be considered to terminate. The most interesting spot in the glen is that traditionally known as the See also:grave of See also:Ossian. The See also:district east of Buchanty, near which are the remains of a See also:Roman See also:camp, is said to be the Drumtochty of Ian See also:Maclaren's stories. The mountainous region at the See also:head of the glen is dominated by See also:Ben y See also:Hone or Ben Chonzie (3048 ft. high).

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