📌 Crieff, Perth & Kinross
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“…the bosom of a deep and thickly planted dell, where this stream, as if struggling to find a passage, has worn a chasm in the opposing and nearly meeting rocks, a beautiful cascade is formed, of the height of thirty feet, over which the water, when swollen with rain, rushes with a deafening roar.”
New Statistical Account of Scotland, 1845
A visit to the Falls of Turret is a descent into a lost world, to a beauty spot popular 150 years ago but now all but forgotten. The atmospheric location was developed by the local landowner, who built a bridge, seat and rock-cut grotto at the base of the falls for lucky visitors. It’s still an enchanting location, with the rusting bench and bridge miraculously still standing after decades of stormy winters. They enrich what is – in reality – an attractive but unexceptional waterfall. Getting down to burn level from the track above requires care, as any path is long gone and there are a couple of fallen trees to clamber over while negotiating steep ground (avoid visiting when wet). When you make it to the bottom you’re pretty much guaranteed to be the only person there.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 On the Turret Burn 2 mi northwest of Crieff
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 839244
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.397572,-3.881990
❌ No public transport within 1 mi – nearest bus stop is on A85 at Dalvreck (2 mi via off-road tracks)
🚗 Verge parking at track junction on minor road to Loch Turret Reservoir, 🧭 NN 838246 / 🛰️ 56.398946,-3.884383
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the track junction above it’s a 15-min walk (each way) to the waterfalls (⬤ Tough). Head southwest down the track, soon crossing a bridge over the Turret & turning left at a junction on the other side. At another junction, keep left; this track / path bends right, then left, then right again. On this right-hand bend, leave the path to descend left (steep ground & only hints of a path – care required) to the burn, which should be followed upstream for a short distance to the falls. Only part of the falls can be viewed – upper parts are surrounded by more dangerous ground.
