Glen (disambiguation)
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A glen
is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped.
Glen may also refer to:
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Glen
A glen is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped; or one with a watercourse running through such a valley. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower than a strath."...
is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped.
Glen may also refer to:
Places
Australia- Yarra Glen, VictoriaYarra Glen, VictoriaYarra Glen is a town in Victoria, Australia, 40 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges...
Canada
- Glen IslandGlen IslandGlen Island is an island in Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the Qikiqtaaluk Region's side of the Gulf of Boothia within Committee Bay. It is northeast of Wales Island and west of the mainland's Melville Peninsula....
, Nunavut - Glen Norman, Ontario
- Glen River (Quebec)
- Glen Sutton, Quebec
- Mount Glen (British Columbia)
England
- Glen ParvaGlen ParvaGlen Parva is a civil parish in Leicestershire with a population of over 5,000. To the north it runs into Aylestone, and to the east Eyres Monsell and South Wigston...
, Leicestershire - Great Glen, LeicestershireGreat Glen, LeicestershireGreat Glen , also known as Glen Magna, is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, about seven miles south-east of Leicester. Its name comes from the original Iron Age settlers who used the Celtic word glennos meaning valley, and comes from the fact that Great Glen lies in part of the...
Ireland
- Glen, County DonegalGlen, County DonegalGlen is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland. The focus of the townlands of Glenmenagh and Glenineeny, it is within the parish of Mevagh, and the Barony of Kilmacrenan. The village is on the crossroads between the towns of Milford, Letterkenny, Creeslough, and Carrigart. The village once...
Northern Ireland
- Glen, County Fermanagh, a townland
- Glens of AntrimGlens of AntrimThe Glens of Antrim , known locally as simply The Glens, is a region of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It comprises nine glens , that radiate from the Antrim Plateau to the coast. The Glens are an area of outstanding natural beauty and are a major tourist attraction in north Antrim...
, also "The Glens"
Scotland
- Glen AffricGlen Affricright|300px|thumb|Glen AffricGlen Affric is a glen south-west of the village of Cannich in the Highland region of Scotland, some to the west of Loch Ness. The River Affric runs along its length, passing through Loch Affric and Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin .It used to be part of the lands of the Clan...
- Glen BrittleGlen BrittleGlen Brittle is a large glen in the south of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland. It runs roughly south to north, along the River Brittle, which has its mouth at Loch Brittle . The glen is also overlooked from the east by the formidable Cuillin, the largest mountains on Skye...
- Glen CoeGlen CoeGlen Coe is a glen in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the southern part of the Lochaber committee area of Highland Council, and was formerly part of the county of Argyll. It is often considered one of the most spectacular and beautiful places in Scotland, and is a part of the designated...
- Glen CroeGlen CroeGlen Croe is a glen in the heart of the Arrochar Alps surrounded by large and rugged mountains characterised by huge boulders.-Geography:Glen Croe is located to the north west of Loch Lomond and Loch Long, draining into the latter. At the head of the glen is the pass leading to Glen Kinglas...
- Glen DochartGlen DochartGlen Dochart in Perthshire, Scottish Highlands is a glen which runs from Crianlarich eastwards to Killin, following the course of the River Dochart as it flows through Loch Dochart and Loch Iubhair. It is met by Glen Ogle at Lix Toll....
- Glen DochertyGlen DochertyGlen Docherty is a glen in Wester Ross in Scotland, between Loch Maree and Kinlochewe to the west and Loch a'Chroisg and Achnasheen to the east....
- Glen DollGlen DollGlen Doll, also sometimes spelt Glendoll, lies within the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, at the top of Glen Clova, in an area of steep hills, Corries and Munros. It includes the Corrie Fee Nature Reserve, which has many endangered plants....
- Glen EtiveGlen EtiveGlen Etive is a glen in the Highlands of Scotland. The River Etive rises on the peaks surrounding Rannoch Moor, with several tributary streams coming together at the Kings House Hotel, at the head of Glen Coe. From the Kings House, the Etive flows for about 18 km, reaching the sea loch, Loch...
- Glen FruinGlen FruinGlen Fruin is a glen in Scotland, adjacent to Loch Lomond.It contains the Fruin Water which flows into the loch, and a military bypass road, now the A817 road, known as the Glen Fruin Haul Road, which goes from the A82 up the glen and over the top of the hills to HMNB Clyde at Garelochhead...
- Glen LochayGlen LochayGlen Lochay is in Perthshire, Scotland through which the River Lochay runs eastward towards Loch Tay, joining the River Dochart at Killin. Glen Lochay is about 20 miles long, running from a point north of Crianlarich to Loch Tay....
- Glen LyonGlen Lyon, ScotlandGlen Lyon is a glen in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. It is the longest enclosed glen in Scotland and runs for 34 miles from Loch Lyon in the west to the village of Fortingall in the east....
- Glen MarkGlen MarkGlen Mark is a glen in northern Angus, eastern Scotland, through which the Water of Mark flows. Near the mouth of the glen, at Auchronie, the Water of Mark is joined by the Water of Lee from Loch Lee to become the River North Esk. This flows through Glen Esk, one of the Five Glens of Angus.-Mount...
- Glen NevisGlen NevisGlen Nevis is a glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, with Fort William at its foot. It is bordered to the south by the Mamore range, and to the north by the highest mountains in the British Isles: Ben Nevis, Càrn Mor Dearg, Aonach Mòr, and Aonach Beag...
- Glen OgleGlen OgleGlen Ogle extends 7 miles north westwards from Lochearnhead to Lix Toll, where it opens into Glen Dochart....
- Glen OrchyGlen OrchyGlen Orchy is a long glen in Argyll and Bute in Scotland. It runs south-westerly from the Bridge of Orchy to Inverlochy following the River Orchy...
- Glen QuaichGlen QuaichGlen Quaich is a Scottish glen near Aberfeldy, Perthshire, which gets its name from the River Quaich which runs through it into Loch Freuchie.-External links:***...
- Glen Quoich
- Glen SheeGlen SheeGlen Shee is a glen in eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland through which flows the Shee Water. The Spittal of Glenshee where Glen Beag and Glen Lochy meet marks the head of the glen in the north and it then runs south-east to Bridge of Cally where it merges with Strathardle to form Glen Ericht...
- Glen ShielGlen ShielGlen Shiel is a glen in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.The glen runs approximately 9 miles from north-west to south-east, from sea level at the village of Shiel Bridge and Loch Duich to the Cluanie Inn at the western end of Loch Cluanie and the start of Glenmoriston.W. H...
- Glen ShiraGlen ShiraGlen Shira is a glen within Argyll at the northern end of Loch Fyne, just to the north of Inveraray. It is named after the River Shira, which runs through the centre down from a damn in the northern end, to the dubh loch at the base of the glen.The Glen is mostly taken up by a sheep farm, run by a...
- Glen StrathfarrarGlen StrathfarrarGlen Strathfarrar is a glen in the Highland region of Scotland, near Loch Ness.-Geography:The River Farrar runs through the glen.The Glen is part of the Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme, with a dam at Loch Monar and underground power stations at Deanie and Culligran.There are a number of...
- Glen TiltGlen TiltGlen Tilt is a glen in the extreme north of Perthshire, Scotland. Beginning at the confines of Aberdeenshire, it follows a South-westerly direction excepting for the last 4 miles, when it runs due south to Blair Atholl...
- Glen TroolGlen TroolGlen Trool is a glen in the Southern Uplands, Galloway, Scotland. It contains Loch Trool which is fed by several burns and drained by the Water of Trool. North of Glen Trool is Merrick, the highest mountain in the Southern Uplands. The glen has a visitors centre and campsite.In April 1307 it was...
- Glen WaterRiver IrvineThe River Irvine is a river flowing through southwest Scotland, with its watershed on the Lanarkshire border of Ayrshire at an altitude of above sea-level, near Drumclog, and SW by W of Strathaven...
, Ayrshire - GlenalmondGlenalmondGlenalmond or Glen Almond is a glen which stretches for several miles to the west of the city of Perth in Perth and Kinross, Scotland and down which the River Almond flows. The upper half of the glen runs through mountainous country and is virtually uninhabited whilst the lower, easterly section...
- GlenfinlasGlenfinlasGlen Finglas is a glen in the Trossachs, in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is an area of forest in Highlands of the former county of Perthshire, north of Brig o' Turk, close to Callander in Menteith...
- GlenmoristonGlenmoristonGlenmoriston or Glen Moriston is a river glen in the Scottish Highlands, that runs from Loch Ness, at the village of Invermoriston, westwards to Loch Cluanie, where it meets with Glen Shiel. The A887 and A87 roads pass through Glenmoriston....
- Glenurquhart
- Great GlenGreat GlenThe Great Glen , also known as Glen Albyn or Glen More is a series of glens in Scotland running 100 kilometres from Inverness on the Moray Firth, to Fort William at the head of Loch Linnhe.The Great Glen follows a large geological fault known as the Great Glen Fault...
- Menstrie GlenMenstrie GlenMenstrie Glen is the valley which separates Dumyat from Myreton Hill and the main body of the Ochil Hills in Scotland. Once farmed but no longer inhabited, it is now used for sheep pasture, a public water supply and recreation in the form of fishing and walking.-Vegetation and topography:Much of...
United States
- Forest Glen, ChicagoForest Glen, ChicagoForest Glen is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located in the city's Northwest Side.-Edgebrook:Edgebrook borders the neighborhood of Sauganash. Edgebrook was once part of the Sauganash land tract and was annexed by the city of Chicago in 1889. To the north of Edgebrook lie...
, Illinois - Glen, MississippiGlen, MississippiGlen is a town in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 286 at the 2000 census. Its ZIP code is 38846.- History :The town of Glen, located nine miles southeast of Corinth, owes its beginning to the Memphis & Charleston Railroad...
- Glen, MontanaGlen, MontanaGlen is an unincorporated community in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. Although Glen is unincorporated, it has a post office with a ZIP code of 59732. Glen lies on U.S. Route 91 south of Melrose and north of Dillon.-References:...
- Glen, New HampshireGlen, New HampshireGlen is an unincorporated village in the town of Bartlett in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The village is the home of Story Land, a popular amusement park in the Mount Washington Valley region, a resort area that also includes the communities of North Conway and Jackson.Glen is found at...
- Glen, New YorkGlen, New YorkGlen is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 2,507 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Jacob S.Glen, an early landowner....
- Glens Fork, KentuckyGlens Fork, KentuckyGlens Fork is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 810 feet .-History:This community has been variously known as Glens Fork, Glenville or Glennville, and Hardscratch....
- Watkins Glen, New YorkWatkins Glen, New YorkWatkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.The Village of Watkins Glen lies on the border of the towns of Dix and Montour....
- Watkins Glen State ParkWatkins Glen State ParkWatkins Glen State Park is located on the edge of the village of Watkins Glen, New York, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County. The main feature of the park is the hiking trail that climbs up through the gorge, passing over and under waterfalls...
, New York
People
- Glen BentonGlen BentonGlen Benton is an American heavy metal musician best known as the vocalist and bassist for the death metal band Deicide, although he prefers not to use the 'death metal' terminology. He is also the studio vocalist for Vital Remains, and has performed live with them on a few occasions...
, bass/vocals for Deicide, a death metal band - Glen CookGlen CookGlen Cook is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy author, best known for his fantasy series, The Black Company. Cook currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.-Biography:...
, an American science fiction and fantasy author - Gary GlenGary GlenGary Glen is a Scottish professional football player currently playing for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premier League.-Career:...
(1990-), a HeartsHeart of Midlothian F.C.Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
player - Glen HansardGlen HansardGlen Hansard is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo, The Swell Season...
, songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish rock group The FramesThe FramesThe Frames are an Irish band based in Dublin. Founded in 1990 by Glen Hansard, the band has been influential in the Dublin rock music scene. The group has released six albums... - James Allison GlenJames Allison GlenJames Allison Glen, PC was a Canadian parliamentarian and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1940 to 1945....
(1877-1950), a Canadian politician - John GlenJohn GlenJohn Glen is a film director. He was born in Sunbury-on-Thames, England.He is best known for his work as a film editor, and director of the five James Bond movies of the 1980s:*For Your Eyes Only *Octopussy...
(1932-), an English film director - Cornell GlenCornell GlenCornelius "Cornell" Glen is a Trinidadian footballer currently with Caledonia AIA.-Club:Glen began his professional career in 1999 with Trinidadian club Futgof. After two years with Futgof, Glen moved to Portugal, where he played for Sanjoanense...
(1980-), a football (soccer) player - Marla GlenMarla GlenMarla Glen is an American jazz and blues singer.- Life :Marla grew up on the South Side of Chicago, the daughter of Dell Glen and Cortez Glen . Glen's father was a blues guitarist, her grandmother a gospel singer, and her mother was friends with the legendary blues guitarist BB King...
(1960-), an American jazz singer - William Glen (poet) (1789 - 1826), a Scottish poet
- William Glen (geologist and historian)William Glen (geologist and historian)William Glen, Ph.D. is a geologist and historian of science. He is the former Editor-at-Large at Stanford University Press, former Visiting Scientist/Historian at the U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, and is currently Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, CA.-Books:*William Glen, 1970,...
- Willie GlenWillie GlenWilliam German Glen is a professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Gary SouthShore RailCats in 2010.-Baseball career:...
- Glen "Tirakh Draconian" Ojanpera, author of the Eye of the Dragon trilogy
- Glen Miller (basketball coach)Glen Miller (basketball coach)Glen Miller is the former head men's basketball coach at the University of Pennsylvania and Brown University.-Head coaching record:-References:...
, the head men's basketball coach at the University of Pennsylvania - Glen WalshawGlen WalshawGlen Walshaw is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Zimbabwe. He was the only male swimmer to represent his native African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He was affiliated with the University of Alabama....
, a Zimbabwean freestyle swimmer - Glen DavisGlen Davis (basketball)Ronald Glen Davis , commonly known as Glen Davis and by his nickname Big Baby, is an American basketball player who last played for the NBA's Boston Celtics...
(1986-), an American basketball player
Other uses
- Gay and Lesbian Equality NetworkGay and Lesbian Equality NetworkThe Gay and Lesbian Equality Network is an Irish non-governmental gay rights group, based in Dublin, Ireland. The organisation was founded in 1988 and focuses mainly on achieving change in legislation and social policy that will achieve full equality and inclusion for lesbian, gay and bisexual ...
, an Irish gay rights group - Glen (or Glenda), gender-confused doll, child of Chucky and Tiffany in the horror-comedy Seed of ChuckySeed of ChuckySeed of Chucky, also known as Child's Play 5: Seed of Chucky or Child's Play 5, is a 2004 horror comedy film, which is the fifth entry in the Child's Play series. The film was written and directed by Don Mancini, who created Child's Play and has written all sequels to date...
(2004) - Glen (Norse mythology), the husband of Sól (Sun), the sun goddess in Norse mythology
- Glen Class, a Dublin BayDublin BayDublin Bay is a C-shaped inlet of the Irish Sea on the east coast of Ireland. The bay is about 10 kilometres wide along its north-south base, and 7 km in length to its apex at the centre of the city of Dublin; stretching from Howth Head in the north to Dalkey Point in the south...
one-designOne-designOne-Design is a racing method where all vehicles or boats have identical or very similar designs or models. It is also known as Spec series. It is heavily used in sailboat racing. All competitors in a race are then judged based on a single start time...
dinghy - Yokosuka E14YYokosuka E14Y|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Francillon, Ph.D., René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1979. ISBN 0-370-30251-6....
, an Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane, codenamed "Glen" by United States forces - The Glen, a nickname for Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation...
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