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Antarctica in Glen Prosen

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26/12/2007

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The connections that Captain Robert Scott and Dr Edward Wilson have with the Angus Glen.

Alan Cochrane of the Daily Telegraph discovers the connections that explorers Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Dr Edward Adrian Wilson have with the remote Angus Glen.

As you enter Glen Prosen from Dykehead a memorial cairn marks the favourite view of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Dr Edward Adrian Wilson. Nearby is the bungalow where they planned the most famous Antarctic expedition of all time, and the journey from which they never returned. 

Alan Cochrane of the Daily Telegraph discovers the connections that the two explorers have with the remote Angus Glen and explores the legacy that they left behind.

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