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Silver Glen Waterfall and Silver Mine

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Silver Glen Waterfall and Silver Mine

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Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Smugglers' Cave, Alva Glen – Craighorn Fall, Alva Glen loop from Alva

7.71km

02:28

330m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Ben Cleuch Summit – Ben Ever loop from Glenochil

14.6km

04:53

720m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Ben Cleuch Summit – The Law (Ochil Hills) loop from Alva

16.6km

05:44

870m

880m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Brian

August 22, 2017

The Silver Glen lies approximately 1 km to the east of the town of Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and takes its name from the silver that was mined there in the early 18th century. The story of the silver mine is a remarkable one. The deposit, the richest deposit of native silver ever found in the British Isles, was discovered just as the Jacobite rising of 1715 was breaking out, and its owner, Sir John Erskine, left to join the rebels, leaving his wife in charge of the mine. Some 40 tons of ore were raised and buried in barrels in the grounds of Alva House, whilst the richest of the ore was smelted and the ingots concealed under floorboards inside the house. The mine was then filled in during the aftermath of the failed rising, but its existence was revealed to the government by an employee of the Erskines. Samples of the ore were analysed by Sir Isaac Newton and found to be very rich. Sir John was later able to secure a pardon for his role in the rising, on condition he revealed all he knew about the mine, and gave a tenth of the proceeds to the government. Mining resumed a few years later and the remainder of the deposit was extracted. Later, in 1759, a vein carrying erythrite, an ore of cobalt, was found and gave a new lease of life to the mines, but it was soon exhausted

Neale

March 20, 2022

A black(expert) mtb trail named The Minefield descends from here to the right of the burn. It’s steep, rocky and rooty with drop offs, jumps and berms.

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Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Silver Glen Waterfall and Silver Mine

1. Smugglers' Cave, Alva Glen – Craighorn Fall, Alva Glen loop from Alva

2. Ben Cleuch Summit – Ben Ever loop from Glenochil

3. Ben Cleuch Summit – The Law (Ochil Hills) loop from Alva

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