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Landslip forces indefinite closure of main route at Dura Den in Fife

Severe weather has caused a landslip causing the closure of the main road to Dura Den.
Severe weather has caused a landslip causing the closure of the main road to Dura Den.

A country road in Fife has been closed indefinitely after a landslip left tonnes of earth and rocks strewn across the tarmac.

The incident happened on the C45 at Dura Den, a road that previously was closed for more than three years because of extensive flood damage.

It is thought the landslip was caused by extensive rainfall in the area in recent weeks as well as the severe weather conditions brought about by Storm Darcy.

Engineers from Fife Council have conducted an initial survey of the incident, but due to the amount of debris that has fallen away from the steep banking are not to undertake a further more detailed inspection on how to make the area safe.

The latest closure comes nine years after the same area was devastated by severe flooding when Ceres Burn burst its banks.

It caused extensive flooding, the collapse of banking and destruction of a section of the road through the picturesque hamlet in October 2012.

Extensive flood damage at Dura Den in 2012 which resulted in the road being closed for over three years.

The effects of the damage were so extensive, one home had to be demolished while several others suffered extensive damage.

The incident resulted in the road at Dura den remaining  closed for over three years to allow for sections of the route to be rebuilt.

It finally reopened in December 2015, however legal action continued until 2019 over who was to blame for the damage.

Commenting on the latest incident, Ross Speirs, the Fife authority’s service manager, structural services, said:  “The landslip resulted in debris falling onto the road.

“Our initial assessment has shown that a more specialist investigation will be needed before we can be sure that the road is safe to use.

“We’ll need to keep the road closed while that investigation work takes place and to allow us to clear the fallen debris.

“The safety of local residents and road users is our priority and therefore the road will remain closed until the results of the investigation are available when a further assessment will be made.”

Dura Den, situated north of Pitscottie in north east Fife is a 3km long wooded gorge and woodland, which includes Kemback Waterfall, is a popular all-year-round destination for walkers and tourists.