Corra Linn | Canmore

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Waterfall (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Corra Linn

Classification Waterfall (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Cory Lynn; Cora Lyn; Corra Lynn; Falls Of Clyde

Canmore ID 200176

Site Number NS84SE 149

NGR NS 88333 41423

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/200176

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Engraving showing view of Corra Lynn.
Titled: ' Corra Lynn on the Clyde, Lanarkshire. T. Allom. J. B. Allan. Londoon, published for the Proprietors by Geo. Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, 1835.'

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Engraving showing view of Corra Lynn. Titled: ' Corra Lynn on the Clyde, Lanarkshire. T. Allom. J. B. Allan. Londoon, published for the Proprietors by Geo. Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, 1835.'

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General Collection

1835

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Scanned image of general view from W, plate 4, Volume 198, PA 123.

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Scanned image of general view from W, plate 4, Volume 198, PA 123.

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28/11/1925

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

14/6/2002

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

14/6/2002

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

14/6/2002

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View of Corra Linn Falls.

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View of Corra Linn Falls.

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General Collection. Photograph Albums.

c. 1865

© Courtesy of HES (Lanarkshire Album)

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

14/6/2002

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Scanned image of engraving showing view of the Falls of Corra Linn on the River Clyde.

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Scanned image of engraving showing view of the Falls of Corra Linn on the River Clyde.

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Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. Nelson.

1778

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Drawing showing view from below

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Drawing showing view from below

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Papers of Alexander Archer, artist, Edinburgh, Scotland

6/8/1837

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

14/6/2002

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

14/6/2002

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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14/9/2017

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Scanned image of view looking WSW showing waterfalls at Corra Linn

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Scanned image of view looking WSW showing waterfalls at Corra Linn

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

10/3/1970

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Front cover illustration of the booklet, 'Harnessing the Falls of Clyde' displaying the logo of the Clyde Valley Electrical Power Company above a stylised motif of cascading water.

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Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland

1926

© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)

Scanned image of Page 32, Views of Corehouse, Corra Linn and Bonniton House, triple vignette.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 95 : THE BAXTER PRINT ALBUM.

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Scanned image of Page 32, Views of Corehouse, Corra Linn and Bonniton House, triple vignette. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 95 : THE BAXTER PRINT ALBUM.

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c. 1850

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

14/6/2002

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Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

11/2/2004

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Engraving showing view of Corra Lynn.
Titled: ' Corra Lynn on the Clyde, Lanarkshire. T. Allom. J. B. Allan. Londoon, published for the Proprietors by Geo. Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, 1835.'

Scanned image of general view from W, plate 4, Volume 198, PA 123.

View from south east

General view from E.

General view from E.

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View of Corra Linn Falls.

Scanned image of engraving showing view of the Falls of Corra Linn on the River Clyde.

Drawing showing view from below

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Scanned image of view looking WSW showing waterfalls at Corra Linn

Scanned image of Page 32, Views of Corehouse, Corra Linn and Bonniton House, triple vignette.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM NO 95 : THE BAXTER PRINT ALBUM.

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Administrative Areas

Council South Lanarkshire
Parish Lanark
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Clydesdale
Former County Lanarkshire

Architecture Notes

NMRS REFERENCE:

The River Clyde forms the boundary between two parishes at this point: Lesmahagow and Lanark.

Activities

Photographic Record (1865 - 1867)

Photograph album with photos compiled and photographed by J McGhie, Hamilton.

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