Lady Mary's Walk : Who was Lady Mary ?
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 1815 by Sir Peter or Patrick Murray of Ochtertyre and being a favourite walk of his daughte