Fortean Traveller

EMILIA UKKONEN goes walkies on Scotland’s notorious “dog suicide bridge”

140. Overtoun House and Bridge After reading about the mysterious “dog suicide bridge” in Scotland (see FT196:4, 331:22), I decided to visit the place myself. Overtoun Bridge became infamous when the media reported that hundreds of dogs had leapt from the bridge for no apparent reason, injuring or killing themselves on the rocks below. Some people place the blame for their deaths on a ghost. I travelled first to Glasgow on a rainy February day, and from there went by train and local bus to Dumbarton the next day. The weather had turned rather sunny and spring was in the air. From the bus stop, helped by Google Maps, I hiked up a hill in the direction of Overtoun House. The landscape was hilly and dotted with cows and horses,…

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