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THE See also:TROSSACHS (Gaelic, " the bristled See also:country," a crude allusion to its See also:physical features)
, a See also:defile in the See also:south-See also:west of See also:Perthshire, See also:Scotland
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It is a narrow, beautifully wooded glen, of no See also:great See also:depth, extending from See also:Loch Achray to Loch See also:Katrine, and continued thence by a See also:strip on the See also:north-eastern See also:shore to a point above the now submerged See also:Silver Strand opposite to Ellen's Isle—a See also:total distance of 22 m
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It is situated 8 m
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W. of See also:Callander and 5 M
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N. of See also:Aberfoyle, with both of which places there is daily communication by See also:coach during the tourist See also:season
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It lies between the steep See also:green slopes of See also:Ben See also:Venue (2393 ft.) on the S.W. and the precipitous craigs of Ben A'an (1750 ft.) on the N.E
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Characterized by lovely scenery, owing to its harmonious blending of See also:wood; See also:water, See also:rock and See also: |
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