Corrie Fee

September 2017

Forfarshire is now, since 1928, known as Angus and Angus in turn is now administratively part of Tayside. Its southern border is The Tay (infamous for its train disaster recorded in verse by the poet William McGonagall). It stretches north east to Kincardineshire and northwards into the Cairngorms.

It was here that we took our walk (Walking World id=863) from Glen Clova to Corrie Fee. This took us from the very comfortable Glen Clova Hotel to Glen Doll with its information centre up through coniferous woods to the impressive natural amphitheatre of Corrie Fee. We walked down into the bowl surrounded by hills on every side but did not venture up the other side which requires greater fitness and skills than I can offer, especially as the cloud was already low enough to hide the horizon (see above).

Marked trails are easy walking underfoot and well signed.

Glen Clova Hotel is naturally popular with walkers and we were readily served with tea and scones in mid afternoon. There's a bunkhouse as well as the hotel so it seems to serve everyone and is particularly popular (and expensive!) at Christmas.

We drove around the scenic Glen Clova circuit then down to Kirriemuir and on to Alyth, just outside the old Forfarshire county boundary, where we stayed at the very impressive Lands of Loyal Hotel. This we highly recommend for wonderful comfort and service as well as exceptional food. Think Baronial Hall, roaring fire, large stags head and antlers, panelled hall and four poster beds. Delightful!