Driesh

Driesh
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
Coordinates 56°50′53″N 3°11′48″W / 56.84796°N 3.19655°W / 56.84796; -3.19655Coordinates: 56°50′53″N 3°11′48″W / 56.84796°N 3.19655°W / 56.84796; -3.19655
Naming
Translation a thorn bush or bramble[3] (Gaelic)
Geography
Driesh

Scotland

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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  1. ↑ "walkhighlands Driesh". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Database of British and Irish Hills
  3. ↑ Munros Tables, Scottish Mountaineering Club
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