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211: 19: 63:. The Black Rock Gorge is approximately 1.5 km in length as shown on 1:50 000 Ordnance Survey mapping and reaches 36 metres (120 feet) in depth. It attracts a substantial amount of tourism, and there is a camping site nearby. 291: 252: 78: 123: 281: 160: 172: 296: 245: 271: 89: 286: 276: 238: 84: 218: 120: 33: 157: 67: 49: 48:. It was caused by rapids heavily burdened with sediment being carried upwards as part of the great 30: 164: 127: 222: 265: 210: 74:. Ever since, it is said, the cries which she utters can be heard from the top. 66:
The gorge is the subject of local Gaelic myth, in which a local noblewoman, the
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In April 2004, ten days of filming took place in the area for the movie
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The Black Rock Gorge, on the Allt Graad, viewed from the top.
226: 83:and the gorge is the setting for one scene. Also 246: 8: 40:(also known as the 'River Glass') flows in 253: 239: 17: 102: 7: 292:Landforms of Highland (council area) 207: 205: 80:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 14: 93:is inspired by Black Rock Gorge. 209: 158:Illustration of Black Rock Gorge 282:Canyons and gorges of Scotland 55:It lies a few kilometres from 29:is a deep and narrow cleft in 1: 225:. You can help Knowledge by 90:The Testament of Gideon Mack 313: 204: 145:The Ross and Cromarty Book 297:Highland geography stubs 110:Black Rock Camping Site 221:location article is a 23: 143:Omand, Donald (ed.), 21: 188:57.66667°N 4.37000°W 50:Post-glacial rebound 272:Geology of Scotland 184: /  287:Scottish mythology 193:57.66667; -4.37000 163:2007-09-27 at the 126:2006-05-26 at the 36:through which the 24: 277:Ross and Cromarty 234: 233: 147:, (Golspie, 1984) 85:James Robertson's 31:Old Red Sandstone 304: 255: 248: 241: 213: 206: 199: 198: 196: 195: 194: 189: 185: 182: 181: 180: 177: 131: 121:Black Rock Gorge 118: 112: 107: 68:Lady of Balconie 27:Black Rock Gorge 312: 311: 307: 306: 305: 303: 302: 301: 262: 261: 260: 259: 202: 192: 190: 186: 183: 178: 175: 173: 171: 170: 165:Wayback Machine 154: 135: 134: 128:Wayback Machine 119: 115: 108: 104: 99: 12: 11: 5: 310: 308: 300: 299: 294: 289: 284: 279: 274: 264: 263: 258: 257: 250: 243: 235: 232: 231: 214: 168: 167: 153: 152:External links 150: 149: 148: 140: 139: 133: 132: 113: 101: 100: 98: 95: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 309: 298: 295: 293: 290: 288: 285: 283: 280: 278: 275: 273: 270: 269: 267: 256: 251: 249: 244: 242: 237: 236: 230: 228: 224: 220: 215: 212: 208: 203: 200: 197: 166: 162: 159: 156: 155: 151: 146: 142: 141: 137: 136: 129: 125: 122: 117: 114: 111: 106: 103: 96: 94: 92: 91: 86: 82: 81: 75: 73: 69: 64: 62: 58: 53: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 32: 28: 20: 16: 227:expanding it 216: 201: 169: 144: 116: 105: 88: 79: 76: 65: 54: 34:conglomerate 26: 25: 15: 191: / 130:Veritaserum 87:2006 novel 42:Easter Ross 266:Categories 97:References 61:Clan Munro 38:Allt Graad 179:4°22′12″W 176:57°40′0″N 219:Highland 161:Archived 124:Archived 46:Scotland 138:Sources 57:Evanton 217:This 72:Devil 223:stub 268:: 52:. 44:, 254:e 247:t 240:v 229:.

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Old Red Sandstone
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Allt Graad
Easter Ross
Scotland
Post-glacial rebound
Evanton
Clan Munro
Lady of Balconie
Devil
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
James Robertson's
The Testament of Gideon Mack
Black Rock Camping Site
Black Rock Gorge
Archived
Wayback Machine
Illustration of Black Rock Gorge
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