Bracklinn Falls

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
The highest drop from above
LocationCallander, Stirling, Scotland
Coordinates56.24963°N 4.18844°W / 56.24963; -4.18844
WatercourseKeltie Water

Over recent years there have been a number of tragic incidents at the falls. [1]

Toponymy

The name of the falls should mean speckled or white foaming pool.[2]

The bridge

In 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]

The falls were seen in the 1975 British comedy film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Access to the falls

The falls can be reached with an easy walk fom a car-park close to Callander;[5] the itinerary is signposted and takes a couple of hours there and back.[6]

Nature conservation

The waterfall and its surrounding area belongs to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.[7]

  • Falls and bridge in 1890s
  • Falls in 2002
  • Falls with human for scale

See also
  • Waterfalls of Scotland

Media related to Bracklinn Falls, Callander at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map series, sheets 309-470
  2. Adam and Charles Black (1874). "Bracklinn Falls". Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland. Edinbourgh: A. and C. Black. p. 221. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. "Bracklinn Falls Bridge hauled over gorge by hand". BBC News Scotland. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  4. "Bracklinn Falls Bridge wins international award". BBC News Scotland. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  5. Wilson, Neil; Murphy, Alan (2008). "Regione di Striling". Scozia (in Italian). EDT. p. 218. ISBN 9788860402929. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  6. Coffey, Sally (2019). "Bracklinn Falls and Callander Craggs". Moon Edinburgh, Glasgow & the Isle of Skye. Hachette UK. ISBN 9781640490130. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  7. "Waterfalls". Loch Lomond & The Trossachs - National Park Authority. Retrieved 25 December 2019.


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