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 several 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

  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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