Runaway Ghaut

Montserrat


Ghauts (pronounced 'guts') are steep ravines that send rainwater rushing down from the mountains into the sea. The most famous on the island is Runaway Ghaut, on the side of the road just north of Salem, named after a famous confrontation between the English and French from which the latter apparently ran away. According to legend, those who drink from it will return to Montserrat again.


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