56°49′48″N2°56′24″W / 56.830°N 2.940°W /56.830; -2.940TheFive Glens of Angus are the fiveHighlandglens located in the western portion of theAngus region ofScotland. The five glens are, from west to east:
Drained by theRiver Isla.
Drained by the Prosen Water.
Drained by theRiver South Esk. Glen Clova is remarkable for its glaciated landscape, with the deep trough-heads ofGlen Doll (drained by the White Water, a tributary of the South Esk) andCorrie Fee, an array of classic corries (glacial cirques) along its NE rim – notably Corrie Bonhard, Corrie of Clova, Corrie Brandy and Corrie Wharrel, and a cluster of diverse "rock slope failures" (rock slides, avalanches, and deformations) including The Rives on Cairn Broadlands, and several in the corries.[1]
Glen Clova's 1940s postwoman,Jean Cameron, changed the uniform for women, having asked to wear trousers for her rounds, they were named 'Camerons' after her.[2]
The village ofClova is situated towards the north of the Glen.
Drained by the Water of Saughs, which becomes the 'West Water'.
Drained by theRiver North Esk. In 2015red kites at the Gannochy estate in Glenesk were found to have been stealing swimmers' clothing to line their nest.[3]
