Cramock Burn

Cramock Burn is an historic 2.7 mi (4.3 km)-long^[1] watercourse in Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.^[2] It is a tributary of the River Tay, which it joins just north of where the River Almond flows into the Tay, on the Perth side of the river. On an 1804 estate map, it is described as a "small sluggish stream".^[3]

Cramock Burn
Location of Cramock Burn in Scotland
Location
Country	Scotland
County	Perth and Kinross
Towns	Scone
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	56°25′44″N 3°23′52″W
Mouth	River Tay
• location	Scone
• coordinates	56°25′36″N 3°27′39″W
Length	2.7 mi (4.3 km)
Basin features
River system	River Tay

Course

The burn is sourced from a spring just north of New Scone and northeast of an area known in the early 19th century as Spoutwells.^[3] From there, it flows west and passes under an unnamed road. Shortly thereafter, still continuing west, almost parallel with Gelly Burn, around 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the north,^[4] it passes beneath the A93 to the northeast of Old Scone. Turning slightly south, it passes beneath Stormontfield Road before flowing past the northern edge of Perth Racecourse. Around 0.45 miles (0.72 km) later, it empties into the River Tay near Garragie Bank.^[3]

An 1886 Gardeners' Chronicle article described the burn as passing Balboughty Farm.^[5]

Flooding concern

In 2019, concerns from residents were raised that groundwater and drainage from the Cross Tay Link Road would cause the burn to overflow.^[6][7]