Driesh
Appearance
Driesh | |
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Dris | |
![]() Shank of Driesh, the south ridge of Driesh, August 2006 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 947 m (3,107 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 138 m (453 ft)[2] |
Listing | Munro |
Naming | |
English translation | a thorn bush or bramble[3] |
Language of name | Gaelic |
Geography | |
Location | Angus, Scotland |
Parent range | Grampians |
OS grid | NO271736 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 44, Explorer 388 |
Driesh (Gaelic: Dris) is a mountain located in the Grampians of Scotland. Apart from Mount Keen (939 m/3,080 ft), it is the most easterly of the Munro peaks.
Located a few miles north of the village of Kirriemuir in Angus, the closeness of Driesh to the city of Dundee makes it a popular Munro with locals; in many ways making it the Dundonian equivalent to Ben Lomond near Glasgow.
References
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- ^ "walkhighlands Driesh". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Database of British and Irish Hills
- ^ Munros Tables, Scottish Mountaineering Club