The Atlas Obscura Guide To Glentrool

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

Updated March 31, 2022

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Unusual Attractions in Glentrool

Bruce’s Stone sits in a glorious location of the glen and loch.

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.

The Martyrs’ Tomb hidden in the Glentrool woodland

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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A face in situ!

Newton Stewart, Scotland

The Quorum

A dry stone wall that looks back at you!

9 miles from Glentrool

The pointed, main entry gate.

Dalmellington, Scotland

Loch Doon Castle

A lochside castle linked to Robert the Bruce, but not everything is as it seems!

13 miles from Glentrool

Torhouse Stone Circle at sunset

Wigtown, Scotland

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

The central stone resembles a Spitefure wingtip

Dalmellington, Scotland

Památník Františka Hekla

A memorial honouring a Czech pilot standing on the bank of Loch Doon

14 miles from Glentrool

Martyr’s Stake

Wigtown, Scotland

Martyr's Stake

A scene of a heinous act during a troubled period of Scottish history.

14 miles from Glentrool

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