Crichope Linn
Crichope Linn or Crichop Linn, originally Creehope is a gorge and waterfall near Gatelawbridge in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland. Linn is the Scots language word for waterfall.- Type: Stream
- Description: gorge in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK containing a number of waterfalls
- Also known as: “Crichope Burn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thornhill Hospital and Wallace Hall.
Thornhill Hospital
Hospital
Thornhill Hospital is a health facility in Townhead Street, Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Thornhill Hospital is situated 2 miles west of Crichope Linn.
Wallace Hall
School
Closeburn Castle
House
Closeburn Castle is a privately owned tower house, probably of the 14th century, but possibly older, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited houses in Scotland. Closeburn Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Crichope Linn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Closeburn and Thornhill.
Closeburn
Village
Closeburn is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is on the A76 road 2+1⁄2 miles south of Thornhill. In the 2001 census, Closeburn had a population of 1,119. Closeburn is situated 1½ miles southwest of Crichope Linn.
Thornhill
Town
Thornhill is a village in the Mid Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Sanquhar and north of Dumfries on the main A76 road. Thornhill sits in the Nithsdale valley with the Carsphairn and Scaur range to the west and the Lowther hills to the east. Thornhill is situated 2 miles west of Crichope Linn.
Carronbridge
Village
Carronbridge is a village in the parish of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village is at the junction of the A76 and A702 roads approximately 1 mile north of Thornhill. Carronbridge is situated 3½ miles northwest of Crichope Linn.
Crichope Linn
- Categories: linn and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.23333° or 55° 14′ north
Longitude
-3.71667° or 3° 43′ west
Elevation
420 feet (128 metres)
Open location code
9C7R67MM+88
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Crichope Linn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crichope Linn”
- Scots: “Crichope Linn”
- Swedish: “Crichope Linn”
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