We often visit Rumbling Bridge, sometimes on the way back from a trip to Aberfeldy or Crieff with our little Nissan Micra packed with visitors;
other times on one of the many walks that can be taken from Birnam. You can get there from The Hermitage following the River Braan upstream,
or from Birnam via Birnam Glen and the Inchewan walk.
Like most places of natural beauty, the Braan looks different every time we visit. The waterfalls change their appearance not only according to season but also according to time of day and recent weather. They are at their most dramatic after a heavy rain.
Just upstream of Rumbling Bridge there are pools of still water which are popular with bathers. I tried to fish there once but didn't catch anything. Later I was told that it was a rubbish place to fish. "That's okay," I explained, "I'm a rubbish fisherman."
The name Rumbling Bridge needs no explanation if you just stand on the bridge and listen to the deep sounds of the river crashing down the falls. What impresses me more is to lay my hands on the stone wall of the bridge and feel it vibrate.
