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Callander
Callander,
in Perthshire, is situated on the north bank of the Teith,
here crossed by a three-arched bridge, and sheltered by a
ridge of wooded hills. A mile and a half northeast are the
Falls of Bracklinn (Gaelic, white-foaming pool ), formed by
the Keltie, which takes a leap of 50 feet down the red sandstone
gorge on its way to the Teith. Two miles north-west of Callander
is the Pass of Leny, the gate of the Highlands, and farther
in the same direction is Loch Lubnaig, on the shores of which
stand the ruins of St Brides chapel. Callander owes much of
its prosperity to the fact that it is the centre from which
the Trossachs is usually visited, the route being that described
in Scotts Lady of the Ldke. The ascent of Ben Ledi is commonly
made from the town.
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