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The Lanark Hydro Electric Scheme is situated between Corra Linn and Dundaff Linn, with a water inlet at Bonnington Linn, and is considered the oldest of the United Kingdom. [ 5 ] The scheme was conceived in 1925 under the chairmanship of Sir Edward MacColl [ 6 ] and was completed in 1927 as the first hydro-electric power station in Scotland ...
The Koo Wee Rup Swamp History Society's website claims the name was adapted from that of the Corra Linn Gorge, through which the North Esk River flows near Launceston, Tasmania. [4] Cora Lynn Post Office opened on 1 July 1907 and closed in 1999. [5] The Cora Lynn State School opened in January 1907 and was originally called Koo-Wee-Rup West.
The natural amphitheatre at the base of Corra Linn (shown) is home to rare tundra plant-life. The Falls of Clyde are a collection of four waterfalls along the river Clyde, near the villages of New Lanark and Stonebyres. Only the three falls near New Lanark (Bonnington Linn, Corra Linn and Dundaff Linn) are included in the Falls of Clyde site of ...
The natural amphitheatre below Corra Linn. The door and 1708 date stone. The pavilion had 2 floors, and the bottom floor may have been used at one stage as a kitchen for the preparation of refreshments for the ladies and gentlemen who came down from Bonnington House to view the falls.
Corra Castle (also known as Corrax, Corax or Corehouse Castle) [1] is a ruined 16th-century castle within the Corehouse Estate near New Lanark, Scotland. It overlooks Corra Linn, one of the four waterfalls which make up the Falls of Clyde .
The entrance front of Corehouse. Corehouse is a country house and estate, located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south of Lanark, Scotland.The estate is by the Corra Linn Falls on the River Clyde, and close to the World Heritage Site of New Lanark.
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Notable landmarks nearby include New Lanark, the Corra Linn and the site of Lanark Castle. Lanark railway station and bus interchange have frequent services to Glasgow. There is little industry in Lanark and some residents commute to work in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Its shops serve the local agricultural community and surrounding villages.