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
Bracklinn Falls is located in Scotland
Bracklinn Falls
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] In the winter of 2020, "some areas of deterioration requiring further examination" were noted on the bridge, and it was closed for several months. The wooden, award-winning bridge was deemed unsafe and a replacement metal bridge was commissioned, expected to open in 2022 and finally opening to the public in March 2023.[5][6]

Access to the falls

The falls can be reached with an easy walk from a car-park close to Callander;[7] the itinerary is signposted and takes a couple of hours there and back.[8]

Nature conservation

The waterfall and its surrounding area belongs to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.[9]

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

See also

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. "Award-winning Bracklinn Falls bridge to be replaced after just a decade on site". HeraldScotland. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  6. Lomond, Loch; G83 8EG, The Trossachs National Park Authority Carrochan Carrochan Road Balloch. "Bracklinn Bridge currently closed - Here. Now. All of us". Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  7. Wilson, Neil; Murphy, Alan (2008). "Regione di Striling". Scozia (in Italian). EDT. p. 218. ISBN 9788860402929. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  8. Coffey, Sally (2019). "Bracklinn Falls and Callander Craggs". Moon Edinburgh, Glasgow & the Isle of Skye. Hachette UK. ISBN 9781640490130. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  9. "Waterfalls". Loch Lomond & The Trossachs - National Park Authority. Retrieved 25 December 2019.


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