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burns were brimfull". On 13 August, "a smart shock of earthquake was felt throughout
Kinross at 11 o'clock at night. Plates rattled on shelves; chairs moved about and were thrown over; beds shook, &c." There was also a "wet and late harvest" during which there was snow on four occasions from five to six inches (130 to 150 mm) deep.
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The second bridge or Upper Arch (120 feet or 37 metres above the river) was constructed 34 feet (10 metres) above it in 1816 and gave it an easier gradient by removing the steep slope down to the old bridge. On 18 March that year there was "the greatest flood ever heard of or seen in
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says that "the best view of the finely wooded cliffs connected by the
Rumbling Bridge, is from a gentle eminence immediately below and opposite to it, upon the north bank. The river, both above and below, bounding from rock to rock, each forming a little cataract, creates a constant tumbling noise;
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in his beautiful lyric, "The Banks of the Devon." Miss
Charlotte Hamilton (afterwards Mrs. Adair), was the "Loveliest flower on the banks of the Devon" whom Burns met during a visit to the Cauldron Linn on Thursday 30 August 1787. She was at that time residing at Harvieston, near Dollar.
101:, the River Devon cannot be canoed. There is a good, well maintained path round the upper gorge built by the armed forces. About 350 yards (320 m) above the bridges is the Devil's Mill waterfall. At the Devil's Mill, the river runs through a rocky channel into a deep
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Rumbling Bridge. From the clefts in the face of the rock grow bushes and trees, among which daws and hawks nestle, and from these they are incessantly sporting, thereby giving a pleasing animation to the scene."
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William Gray, a mason from Saline. It is 22 feet (6.7 metres) long, 11 ft (3.4 m) wide, and 86 ft (26 m) above the average water level.
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was built. The line was extended to Dollar on 15 April 1871. It had taken two years to complete this short, but difficult route. This opened the gorge up to curious
Victorians travelling out from
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148:. And on 6 August 2002, after heavy rains and flash flooding, 16-year Alix-Ann Aisin MacKay fell into the gorge and died whilst trying to cross it with friends.
205:(1855–1918), Scotland's first female surgeon and an active leader of the suffragettes lived her final years at Mosspark, Rumbling Bridge, and died there in 1918.
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It was a very popular tourist destination even before the railway was built. The clear winding Devon," was celebrated by
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runs an activity centre in the nearby Naemoor House (formerly
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146:birdnesting
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806:Ardtalnaig
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659:St Martins
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544:Kilspindie
322:56°10′39″N
210:References
68:The bridge
33:Perthshire
1108:Middleton
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967:Forteviot
917:Blackford
877:Aberargie
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424:Balbeggie
409:Airntully
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539:Kettins
529:Inchyra
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479:Craigie
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469:Collace
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168:Tourism
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