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[[File:Ossian's Cave front, The Hermitage.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Ossian's Cave, at The Hermitage]] | [[File:Ossian's Cave front, The Hermitage.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Ossian's Cave, at The Hermitage]] | ||
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'''Craigvinean Forest''' is | '''Craigvinean Forest''' is a woodland a mile west of [[Dunkeld]] in [[Perthshire]], off the A9. It is accessed through a track at the foot of [[Deuchary Hill]]. | ||
The [[River Braan]] bisects the forest and tumbles here through a series of fair cascades, known as the [[Falls of the Braan]]. | The [[River Braan]] bisects the forest and tumbles here through a series of fair cascades, known as the [[Falls of the Braan]]. | ||
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==Folklore and folly== | ==Folklore and folly== | ||
[[File:River Braan at The Hermitage.JPG | [[File:River Braan at The Hermitage.JPG|thumb|200px|The Falls of the Braan by The Hermitage]] | ||
Legend tells that Ossian lived here, a third-century Celtic bard whose mother was turned into a deer by Fer Doirich. He is said to have inhabited a cave which can be found on the north bank of the Braan located upstream from Ossian's Hall, a Victorian folly which is replete with Corinthian architrave and cornice. This folly was built on a horseshoe plan facing a waterfall and so amplifies the roaring sound of water. | Legend tells that Ossian lived here, a third-century Celtic bard whose mother was turned into a deer by Fer Doirich. He is said to have inhabited a cave which can be found on the north bank of the Braan located upstream from Ossian's Hall, a Victorian folly which is replete with Corinthian architrave and cornice. This folly was built on a horseshoe plan facing a waterfall and so amplifies the roaring sound of water. | ||
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*map: {{wmap|56.560|-3.618}} | *Location map: {{wmap|56.560|-3.618|zoom=14}} | ||
[[Category:Forests of Perthshire]] | [[Category:Forests of Perthshire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:46, 27 December 2018
Craigvinean Forest is a woodland a mile west of Dunkeld in Perthshire, off the A9. It is accessed through a track at the foot of Deuchary Hill.
The River Braan bisects the forest and tumbles here through a series of fair cascades, known as the Falls of the Braan.
The Hermitage is to be found in a section of the forest.
Folklore and folly
Legend tells that Ossian lived here, a third-century Celtic bard whose mother was turned into a deer by Fer Doirich. He is said to have inhabited a cave which can be found on the north bank of the Braan located upstream from Ossian's Hall, a Victorian folly which is replete with Corinthian architrave and cornice. This folly was built on a horseshoe plan facing a waterfall and so amplifies the roaring sound of water.
Outside links
- Location map: 56°33’36"N, 3°37’5"W