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The Lour burn starts at the foot of Ben Rinnes,
where it is fed by the crystal-clear streams bubbling and bouncing
down the great slopes of the mountain. Lour is Gaelic for "chattering
burn", so called because in the summer when its level is
low the water clattering over the stones on the riverbed sounds
like voices. To the suspicious locals the voices were those of
spirits.
The Lour glides across the valley floor, flanked
by hedgerows and wild meadows. Then the river gathers speed as
it enters a narrow wooded glen and falls sharply, cascading between
boulders to form the spectacular Linn Falls. Its energy largely
spent, the Lour burn then gently makes its way, via the Aberlour
Distillery, to its watery junction with the mighty Spey.
Waters of Life
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