Linn (geology)
In Scotland and northern England, a Linn is a geographical water feature, a watercourse that has cut through a shelf of hard rock creating a narrow (usually), steep-sided crevice (fracture) through which it runs.
Typically one named after a river or area can have application even for more than one such feature.
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: Template:Quote Second: Template:Quote
A linn may also refer to a waterfall or a pool at the foot of a waterfall,[1] with the derivation a confusion of Scots Gaelic linne (pool) and Old English Script error: No such module "Lang". (torrent).[1]
Sources
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References
Gazetteer for Scotland "Glossary:L". Retrieved 2 January 2008. England's Rock Art - Roughting Linn, Northumberland
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