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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Glentrool

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Glentrool, Scotland

Updated March 31, 2022

Unusual Attractions in Glentrool

Glentrool, Scotland

Bruce's Stone

On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.

Glentrool, Scotland

Martyrs' Tomb Glen Trool

A square stone tomb marks the spot where six men were killed while holding a service in Caldoris Wood.

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Torhouse Stone Circle

A circle made up of 19 boulders has stood in Scotland's Bladnoch Valley for some 4,000 years.

13 miles from Glentrool

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The Open Book

This seaside Scottish holiday rental lets you live out your bookselling dreams.

15 miles from Glentrool

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Big Water of Fleet Viaduct

This 900-foot structure with 20 arches crossing a Scottish river was built in the late 19th century.

15 miles from Glentrool

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Glenquicken Stone Circle

A gap marks the spot where a now-missing stone once completed the circular arrangement at this Neolithic site.

15 miles from Glentrool

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Varyag Memorial

A monument to a Russian cruiser near its final resting place off the Ayrshire Coast.

16 miles from Glentrool

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