The Bracklinn Falls are a series of waterfalls north-east of Callander, Scotland on the course of the Keltie Water, where the river crosses the Highland Boundary Fault.
| Bracklinn Falls | |
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 The highest drop from above | |
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| Location | Callander, Stirling, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°14′59″N 4°11′18″W / 56.24963°N 4.18844°W |
| Watercourse | Keltie Water |
Over recent years there have been a number of tragic incidents at the falls. [1]
Toponymy
editThe name of the falls should mean speckled or white foaming pool.[2]
The Bridge
editIn 2004, a long-standing steel footbridge over the falls was washed away by severe floods. In October 2010, a new, 20-tonne wood-and-copper footbridge, spanning 20m across a very deep gorge, was hauled into place by hand because the location made it impossible to use a crane.[3] In July 2011, this new bridge won an award at the International Footbridge Awards.[4] In the winter of 2020, "some areas of deterioration requiring further examination" were noted on the bridge, and it was closed for several months. The wooden, award-winning bridge was deemed unsafe and a replacement metal bridge was commissioned, expected to open in 2022 and finally opening to the public in March 2023.[5][6]
Access to the falls
editThe falls can be reached with an easy walk from a car-park close to Callander;[7] the itinerary is signposted and takes a couple of hours there and back.[8]
Nature conservation
editThe waterfall and its surrounding area belongs to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.[9]
Photo gallery
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Falls and bridge in 1890s -
Falls in 2002 -
Falls with human for scale
See also
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Media related to Bracklinn Falls, Callander at Wikimedia Commons
References
edit- ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map series, sheets 309-470
- ^ Adam and Charles Black (1874). "Bracklinn Falls". Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland. Edinbourgh: A. and C. Black. p. 221. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Bracklinn Falls Bridge hauled over gorge by hand". BBC News Scotland. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Bracklinn Falls Bridge wins international award". BBC News Scotland. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Award-winning Bracklinn Falls bridge to be replaced after just a decade on site". HeraldScotland. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ Lomond, Loch; G83 8EG, The Trossachs National Park Authority Carrochan Carrochan Road Balloch. "Bracklinn Bridge currently closed - Here. Now. All of us". Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Wilson, Neil; Murphy, Alan (2008). "Regione di Striling". Scozia (in Italian). EDT. p. 218. ISBN 9788860402929. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Coffey, Sally (2019). "Bracklinn Falls and Callander Craggs". Moon Edinburgh, Glasgow & the Isle of Skye. Hachette UK. ISBN 9781640490130. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Waterfalls". Loch Lomond & The Trossachs - National Park Authority. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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