Aberdeenshire

Loch Lee

A mountain loch at the very head of Glen Esk, reached past the tower of Invermark Castle, with a circuit to the waterfalls at the head of the glen.

Welcome

The road up Glen Esk from Edzell runs deep into the hills, past the museum at Tarfside, until it simply stops at a car park at Invermark.

Beyond it lies Loch Lee, a long dark mountain loch in a bowl of steep hills, the head of the easternmost of the Angus Glens and about as far from anywhere as a road can take you.

On the way in, a tall ruined tower stands on a mound by the river: Invermark Castle, built by the Lindsays to guard the passes into the glen against cattle raiders from the north, rebuilt around 1526 and again in 1605. By the loch shore are the ruins of the old parish church of the glen and its graveyard.

A good track runs along the loch and on to the waterfalls at the head of the glen, making a fine circuit of a few hours. There are no toilets or shops up here, so come prepared.

Close byInvermark CastleA tall ruined tower house of the Lindsays at the head of Glen Esk by Loch Lee, built to guard the glen against Highland raiders.4 min by roadSee it

Aerial view of a loch feeding a river through a glen with green fields

Before you go

Free, at any time.

The public road ends at the free car park at Invermark; from there it is a short walk past the castle to the loch. There are no toilets or shops at the head of the glen.

Start: The car park at Invermark, at the end of the Glen Esk road.
Facilities: None at the head of the glen.

Where it is

At the head of Glen Esk in the Angus Glens, at the end of the road from Edzell.

Close byGlen Esk.