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Lady Mary's Walk : Who was Lady Mary ?

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         Lady Mary's Walk : Who Was Lady Mary ? It is  one of Strathearn's  most popular  walks . Lady  Mary's Walk runs  from near  MacRosty Park along the Turret Burn and then eastwards  along the banks  of the Earn . Choices  abound and  you can cross over  what  was  the old Crieff - Comrie railway line and  back towards Crieff. Beautiful and spectacular changing  by the season and renowned for its  variety of wild life .  The following is extracted from Porteous “ The History of Crieff “ published in 1912. "In September of this year (1859) the tenants of the ground beside the Turret below the Bridge of Turret made an endeavour to close the road leading by the banks of the river to Lady Mary’s Walk. Happily this selfish attempt was frustrated. Lady Mary’s Walk runs for about a mile westwards from “ Ling a wing ” along the banks of the Earn. It was formed about the year...