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Glenalmond

Glenalmond glĕnäˈmənd [key], valley of the Almond River, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland, N of Crieff. A huge flat stone marks the traditional grave of Ossian, the legendary Gaelic poet. A Roman camp once existed at Fendoch. Trinity College (founded 1841), a public school for boys, is there.

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