Overtoun Bridge

[2] In 1859, the Overtoun Farm was acquired by Scottish industrialist James White, who had just started in the business of chemical manufacturing.

In 2014, Alice Trevorrow, who was walking with her Springer Spaniel named Cassie, reported a strange experience on Overtoun Bridge.

"I had parked up and as she is so obedient I didn't put her lead on... Me and my son walked toward Cassie, who was staring at something above the bridge... she definitely saw something that made her jump.

[6] This belief is echoed by some local people who believe dogs are behaving oddly on the bridge because animals are sensitive to the paranormal.

In 2014, canine psychologist David Sands proposed that the surrounding foliage – giving the in-reality extremely steep drop off the side of the bridge the appearance of even ground – combined with the residual odour from male mink urine in the area could be culprit for luring dogs to jump off the bridge.

[6] In a separate investigation by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, it was found that the side of the bridge reportedly favoured by leaping dogs did contain evidence of "nests of mice, squirrels, and minks".

"[6] The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has also investigated the bridge and surrounding area but their findings proved inconclusive.