Glen of the Bar

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Historic viewpoint at the head of a long tree-clad gully

Pause or picnic at this magnificent viewpoint overlooking a tree-clad gully. Numerous animal bones have been found at the end of the gully. Historians suspect early peoples of the area herded wild animals into the steep sided ravine. They then hurled stones and spears at them to kill them.

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