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Once a thriving community, the cottages were built and inhabited by generations of tenant farmers, Muirton of Ardblair was allowed to fall into decline and little now remains.
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A walk along the banks of the River Ericht takes you to Cargill’s Leap, about a quarter of a mile up from the Brig o’ Blair. There, at an area of the river known as the Keith Falls, is a viewing platform which allows visitors to look down on this treacherous part of the river. An information board explains that it was here that local man Donald Cargill leapt across the river to escape from pursuing government troops.
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