Stuck Chapel Spout

Stuck Chapel Spout stands in Perth and Kinross, where the land rises from the broad valley of the River Tay toward the Grampian Mountains. It is a waterfall formed where a burn plunges over a lip of harder rock into a deep pool below. The name ‘spout’ shows it is one of the falls described by that word across Scotland and northern England. Nearby place names still carry Gaelic traces, though the burn itself has no recorded Gaelic title. The fall sits among heather moorland and birch woods, far from any village. The fall is listed among Scotland’s highest single-drop waterfalls, though experts disagree on exact rankings. Its height comes from the abrupt drop into the plunge pool, which is surrounded by smooth rock smoothed by centuries of water. The burn carries water only after heavy rain, so the fall is most impressive in winter and spring. Walkers on the southern slopes of Glen Lyon often hear the rush of water before they see the spray. Visitors reach the fall by following a rough path from the minor road that climbs toward the moor. The final approach crosses a stile and crosses the burn on stepping stones. From the far bank there is a clear view of the water dropping over the lip into the dark pool below. The sound of the fall carries far across the valley, and the spray keeps the grass around the pool lush even in dry summers. The site is quiet, with only the occasional walker or deer breaking the stillness.