Cauldron Linn, or Caldron Linn, is a waterfall on the
River Devon on the border between
Clackmannanshire and
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...
in Scotland.
Location and description
Caldron Linn is about a mile below
Rumbling Bridge
Rumbling Bridge is a small village built on both side of a gorge of the River Devon, which formed the boundary between the historic counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire and is now within the combined Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, w ...
, and can be accessed through fields by
Powmill
Powmill is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies at the junction of the A823 and A977 roads at the southwest of the region, approximately southwest of Kinross and east of Dollar.
The famed Rumbling Bridge over the River Devon li ...
, with a 150 ft slippery descent to reach it. The height of its fall was lessened in 1886 by rock fall.
''The Scottish Tourist'', an 1838 guidebook, says of the waterfall:
The water flow of the Linn is now much diminished by a recent hydro-electric scheme.
History
The Linn was famously visited by
Robert Burns in 1787 in the company of his friends Gavin Hamilton and
Crauford Tait
Crauford Tait WS (8 April 1766 – 2 May 1832) was a 17th/18th century Scottish lawyer, improver and landowner and also a contemporary and friend of Robert Burns.
Life
He was born in Blairlogie in central Scotland on 8 April 1766 the son of ...
of Harvireston.
[Clackmannanshire and the Ochils by Adam Swan ISBN 07073 0513 6]
See also
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Waterfalls of Scotland
Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls. Scotland has over 150 waterfalls, most are situated in the Hi ...
Notes
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External links
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Waterfalls of Perth and Kinross
Waterfalls of Clackmannanshire