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With its historic woodland, stunning scenery and protected wildlife, Gillies Hill is a well known and popular site for locals and visitors alike.
Rare red squirrels, Peregrine Falcons, Buzzards and Roe Deer have been regularly spotted in the vast area of woodland near Cambusbarron, in Stirling.
In addition it boasts Wellingtonia Firs and a Scots Pine which the Forestry Commission has designated as one of Scotland's top 100 heritage trees.
But the hill is also steeped in history.

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The Hill is threatened by the re-activation of workings at Murrayshall Quarry on the Hills southern slope by Tarmac and Hanson Aggregates. Already considerably spoiled by years of quarrying - the beautiful Lake with its stunning margin of multi-coloured rhododendrons succumbed to the Quarry 20 years ago - even greater destruction is now promised.

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Latitude: 56.098411°N, Longitude: -3.979762°E