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Maspie
Den According to our weather station, the rain began on the 6th January,
and on the 17th the easterly wind driven rain arrived. Now, 7th February, the rain continues relentlessly: 32-days of (almost)
no-stop rain! We’ve lived in Fife for 21-years and never have we had this much rain.
One nice (kind-of) thing to happen in rain is the waterfalls of Maspie Den
are fabulous. Maspie Den is in the Fife village of Falkland. Falkland itself is a
delightful village; famous for being where the name Falkland originated, and
the location of Falkland Palace. And Maspie Den is a manmade estate garden
that looks natural until you look closely at its features. The den is
maintained by volunteers, and is publicly owned country park.
There are several places to
start the walk, from a number of free car parking sites in Falkland. This
particular route starts at the central car park in the village, and is
3-miles with around 400ft of ascent.
Rain soaked Falkland looks
pretty in all weathers.
Falkland Palace: frequented by
Scotland’s Royals for hundreds of years.
Walk through the grounds of the
Falkland Estate and take the path to Maspie Den.
Into the den we go.
Soon the first waterfall comes
into view.
Although it looks natural, the
den is largely manmade – superbly well done – the Victorians knew how to
build gardens!
The path through the den
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The
second waterfall is the most popular: the path goes behind it. |
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As
nice as the waterfalls are given all the rain, it would be nice for the rain
to stop now… |
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