Driesh | |
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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″N3°11′48″W / 56.84796°N 3.19655°W /56.84796; -3.19655 |
Naming | |
English translation | a thorn bush or bramble[3] |
Language of name | Gaelic |
Geography | |
Location | Angus, Scotland |
Parent range | Grampians |
OS grid | NO271736 |
Topo map | OSLandranger 44,Explorer 388 |
Driesh (Gaelic:Dris) is amountain located in theGrampians ofScotland. Apart fromMount Keen (939 m/3,080 ft), it is the most easterly of theMunro peaks.
Located several miles north of the town ofKirriemuir inAngus, the closeness of Driesh to the city ofDundee makes it a popular Munro with locals, in many ways making it the Dundonian equivalent toBen Lomond nearGlasgow.