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This impressive waterfall is just a short walk from
the Aberlour Distillery. Also known as Linn of Ruthrie (the word
"linn" means waterfall or the pool into which a waterfall
cascades), it is the River Lour's last fling before it joins the
Spey.
The Linn Falls undoubtedly had mystical connotations
for the ancient Celts of these parts. The thickly wooded slopes
contain oaks, alders and rowan trees, all of religious significance
to the Druids who worshipped there. Stories about the evil spirits
who supposedly inhabited the falls were handed down through the
years, some local people fearing to go there in case they were
lured to a watery grave. Even today there is a sense of the supernatural
surrounding this beautiful setting.
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