Cramock Burn is an historic -long''The Tourist's Hand-book to Perth and Neighbourhood'' (1849), p. 39

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, Scotland. It is a tributary of the

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, which it joins just north of where the River Almond flows into the Tay, on the

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side of the river. On an 1804 estate map, it is described as a "small sluggish stream".

Course

The burn is sourced from a spring just north of New Scone and northeast of an area known in the early 19th century as Spoutwells. From there, it flows west and passes under an unnamed road. Shortly thereafter, still continuing west, almost parallel with Gelly Burn, around to the north, it passes beneath the A93 to the northeast of Old Scone. Turning slightly south, it passes beneath Stormontfield Road before flowing past the northern edge of

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. Around later, it empties into the River Tay near Garragie Bank. An 1886 '' Gardeners' Chronicle'' article described the burn as passing Balboughty Farm.

Flooding concern

In 2019, concerns from residents were raised that groundwater and drainage from the Cross Tay Link Road would cause the burn to overflow.

References

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External links

"Geology of the Perth and Dundee district, sheets 48W, 48E, 49. Sheet memoir (Scotland)"
- Natural Environment Research Council
"Figure 6.1 - Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Soils Baseline Conditions"
- Scottish & Southern Tay catchment