Linn (geography)

Linn (geography)

In Scotland a Linn is a geographical feature where a watercourse has cut through a shelf of hard rock creating a narrow (usually), steep-sided cut though which the watercourse runs.

Typically there is only one named Linn on any watercourse - although obviously - there may actually be more than one feature with the necessary attributes.

The photograph of the Linn of Dee illustrates the attributes of a typical 'Linn'.

In "Gordon (1925)" the author describing a walk down "Glen Avon" in the Cairngorms mentions two "Linns" on the "River Avon" - first:Second:

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[http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/gaztitle.html "Gazetteer for Scotland"] "Glossary:L". Retrieved 2 January 2008.


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