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It is possible to walk through the glen on a footpath that follows the course of the former [[Callander and Oban Railway]] to the summit of the glen and [[Killin Junction railway station|Killin Junction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lochlomond/glen-ogle.shtml |title=Glen Ogle Trail, Lochearnhead |publisher=Walkhighlands |date= |accessdate=2011-11-03}}</ref> |
It is possible to walk through the glen on a footpath that follows the course of the former [[Callander and Oban Railway]] to the summit of the glen and [[Killin Junction railway station|Killin Junction]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lochlomond/glen-ogle.shtml |title=Glen Ogle Trail, Lochearnhead |publisher=Walkhighlands |date= |accessdate=2011-11-03}}</ref> The route uses the Category B listed {{Convert|150|yd|adj = on}} long Glen Ogle viaduct, built between 1866 and 1870. The original design was for 20 arches, but the bridge was built with 12 stone arches.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://data.historic-scotland.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING,HL:4141,Glen%20Ogle|title = Glen Ogle Viaduct|date = |accessdate = 21 February 2015|website = |publisher = Historic Scotland|last = |first = }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/bridges/gallery/glenogle.html|title = Glen Ogle Viaduct|date = |accessdate = 21 February 2015|website = |publisher = Forgotten Relics|last = |first = }}</ref> |
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The route takes in the Glen Ogle viaduct. The bridge, which has a concrete core, is clad in local [[granite]] and has 12 stone arches. |
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Revision as of 19:22, 21 February 2015
Glen Ogle (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Ogail) extends 7 miles north westwards from Lochearnhead to Lix Toll, where it opens into Glen Dochart.
The Ogle Burn flows within the steep sides of the glen, from the Lochan Lairig Cheile at the glen's head.
The military road, which can been seen from the modern road, was built in 1749 by Major William Caulfeild. It was used by the British Army in its efforts to pacify the Highlands after the Jacobite Rising of 1745.
Railway walk
It is possible to walk through the glen on a footpath that follows the course of the former Callander and Oban Railway to the summit of the glen and Killin Junction.[1] The route uses the Category B listed 150-yard (140 m) long Glen Ogle viaduct, built between 1866 and 1870. The original design was for 20 arches, but the bridge was built with 12 stone arches.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Glen Ogle Trail, Lochearnhead". Walkhighlands. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ "Glen Ogle Viaduct". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ "Glen Ogle Viaduct". Forgotten Relics. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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