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Den of Ogil Reservoir, By Glenquiech, Glenogil, DD8

Land size: 33.58 acres

Key Features

Outline planning consent for an off-grid cabin
Extensive area 13.59 Ha (33.58 acres)
Beautiful and peaceful surroundings
Registered Reservoir
Secure access close to an established rural hamlet
Haven for wildlife, ideal rural retreat
Wild trout fishing subject to conditions
Excellent opportunities for habitat management

Description

Den of Ogil Reservoir is a true feat of Victorian engineering, designed by John Frederick Bateman in 1880, to supply water to the Royal Burgh of Forfar. The reservoir was decommissioned by Scottish Water in the 1980's and sold for private use in 2019.

This exceptional rural haven is truly magical, attracting an abundance of wildlife with the benefit of outline planning for an off grid cabin, planning reference 23/00523/FULL, granted in October 2024.

There are some beautiful viewpoints, picnic areas, woodland and core paths than run along the waterside. The reservoir is registered and regulated under the Reservoirs (Scotland) Act 2011 and therefore carries obligations set out by the Act. The property is affected by a risk of flooding according to current and future SEPA flood maps.

The boundaries are to be maintained in a stock proof condition at mutual expense with adjoining landowners. The subjects are sold together with and subject to all existing rights of way, servitudes, wayleaves and others whether contained in the Title Deeds or otherwise, and purchasers will be deemed as satisfied themselves in respect thereof.

Location
The site is accessed off a rural tarmac road, some 12 miles west of Brechin and 9 miles north of Forfar. The site is accessed via a locked gate, which is located via the following what3words location: nearest postcode is DD8 3UB but this takes you too far west.

Freehold Bare Land Planning Permission Rural properties Vacant Land Undeveloped Land Development

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Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: Ask Agent
Date Posted: 2026-09-09

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 15 Development Land listings in Scotland (25+ acres).

This Property£3,127 / acre

Development Land Average (25+ acres) £7,206 / acre

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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

2 Mbps

Under 10 Mbps here

Suitable for

Basic browsing & email

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

Cortachy Primary School3.1 miles
Pupils
30
Type
Non-denominational
Tannadice Primary School3.2 miles
Pupils
81
Type
Non-denominational
Northmuir Primary School5.6 miles
Pupils
296
Type
Non-denominational
Southmuir Primary School6.1 miles
Pupils
159
Type
Non-denominational
Aberlemno Primary School6.3 miles
Pupils
11
Type
Non-denominational

Secondary

Webster's High School6.1 miles
Pupils
654
Type
Non-denominational
Forfar Academy6.4 miles
Pupils
1,107
Type
Non-denominational
Brechin High School9.4 miles
Pupils
562
Type
Non-denominational
Braeview Academy17 miles
Pupils
704
Type
Non-denominational
Baldragon Academy17 miles
Pupils
881
Type
Non-denominational

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Kirriemuir Superstore, Kirriemuir5.8 miles

Spar - Kirriemuir, Kirriemuir6.2 miles

Tesco Forfar Superstore, Forfar6.8 miles

GP surgery

Kirriemuir Medical Practice6 miles

Pharmacy

Walter Davidson & Sons Ltd5.9 miles

Walking trail

Glenquiech to Den of Ogil32 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Montrose Rail Station17 miles

Nearest bus stop

Goynd830 metres

Typical drive times

Forfar25 min · 13 miles

Brechin23 min · 12 miles

Kirriemuir22 min · 9.6 miles

Laurencekirk35 min · 22 miles

Dundee (city)42 min · 26 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From SEPA flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Within SEPA's mapped river flood extentMapped risk

Surface water

Within SEPA's mapped surface water extentMapped risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
Ground risks (included in the full report)

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DM Hall, Bridge of Allan

Station Road, Bridge Of Allan, Stirling, FK9 4JS

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