Linn (geology)
In Scotland and northern England a Linn is a geographical water feature. In Scotland it describes 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:
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Linn (geology)
In Scotland and northern England a Linn is a geographical water feature. In Scotland it describes 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:
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In Scotland and northern Engla ...... d Old English hlynn (torrent).
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In Scotland and northern Engla ...... nns on the River Avon - first:
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