| Hell's Glen | |
| Type: | Glen |
| Map: | Scotland |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 56.217°N -4.946°W |
| Location: | Cowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. |
| Grid Ref Uk: | NN1820306549 |
| Formed By: | glacial erosion |
Hell's Glen is a glen on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland, within the Arrochar Alps. The B839 single track road passes through the glen. To the west, the glen leads to Loch Fyne and to the east Lochgoilhead. Glen Mhor (B828) joins the glen about half way along and leeds to Glen Croe at the Rest & be Thankful viewpoint.[1] [2] [3]
The glen is named from its name in Gaelic, Glen Iarainn. This means "the Iron Glen" but sounds like the nearby Glen Ifhrinn which means "the Glen of Hell." The glen is also known as An Gleann Beag, "the small glen", in Scottish Gaelic.
The glen is within the Argyll Forest Park that is itself within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.[4] [5]
Mountains around the glen are:
In the 19th century, a local minister constructed a spring in one of the rocks which was named after the incident in Exodus:
Coaching horses would stop at the well to quench their thirst on their journey. Moses' Well is a well known attraction in the southwest of the glen.[7]