The mysterious bridge of Scotland where dogs commit suicide – 28/03/2019

For the nearly 20,000 residents of Dumbarton, the story of the Overtoun is 100% true. For visitors, however, it's more like a legend than a real one. However, there is something. The famous bridge, built a century ago and extending over 15 meters, is the place chosen by the dogs of the region to commit suicide. Chance? Myth? Or just a coincidence without explanation?

Located northwest of Glasgow, in Scotland, Dumbarton is renowned for the quality of its whiskey and for the castle of Dumbarton, used to imprison William Wallace for a short time, after being captured by the English.

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But in recent years, his name has also begun to be heard by the hundreds of animals that have suddenly fallen or have tried to do it from the Gothic stone structure to the craggy rocks at the bottom of the little river Overtoun Burn.

Beyond the breeds, the memory of the owners of the dogs that jumped coincides: they remain frozen and then possess a strange energy that makes them run desperately towards their fatal destiny.

The researchers, he badures The New York Times, estimates that more than 300 dogs have been thrown off the bridge. Newspapers Dumbarton, however, they claim that there have been more than 600 cases, of which at least 50 would have died in the act.

L & # 39; s explanation? Nobody has it. One of the strongest hypotheses is that dogs are "hypnotized" by the strong smell of mammals and, after this track, jump. Although there are other paranormal explanations that even involve ghosts.

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According to a pastor of Texas, the smell of small animals that creep into the ravine, under the bridge, drives the dogs into a frenzy that frees them from their belts and allows them to jump. "Dogs catch the smell of mink or another mammal and then jump," he says. Paul Owens, professor of religion and philosophy in Glasgow, is "convinced" that there is "a ghost".

The inhabitants of Dumbarton, meanwhile, support the theory of Owensespecially because they grew up listening to stories about "White Lady of Overtoun", the widow afflicted with John White, son of James. This woman lived alone for more than 30 years when her husband died in 1908 and her specter would have traveled the region ever since.

The Victorian bridge with three arches, built in 1895 and spanning the river The reprieve burns, is an extension of the entrance road of a 19th century manor house built in Dumbarton for a rich industrialist.

Source: The Vanguardia

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