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Latest revision as of 21:12, 14 February 2022
Dura Den is a small wooded gorge two miles long that is located near Cupar in north-eastern Fife. This narrow cleft follows a course between the villages of Kemback to the north and Pitscottie to the south. A small stream, named the Ceres (or Kame) Burn, follows the course of this gorge and this flow includes small waterfalls near the midpoint. Historically the Ceres Burn was used to power jute spinning mills
Around 1859, the geologist and Newburgh minister John Anderson discovered what turned out to be extensive sandstone deposits of ganoid fossilized fish in this area.
The Dura Den Wood occupies an area of four and a quarter acres. The woods include ash, oak, and hazel.
Location
- Location map: 56°18’42"N, 2°56’38"W