Corriemulzie is a locality on
Mar Lodge Estate
Mar Lodge Estate is a highland estate in western Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which has been owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) since 1995. Its principal building, Mar Lodge, is about west of the village of Braemar. The estat ...
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Aberdeenshire,
Scotland
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Corriemulzie lies on the Linn of Dee road about 3 miles west of
Braemar. The locality includes the Corriemulzie Burn that flows through the
Linn Linn may refer to:
People
* Linn (surname)
* Linn (given name)
* Linn da Quebrada, stage name of Brazilian singer, actress, screenwriter and television personality Lina Pereira dos Santos (born 1990)
Places Germany
* Linn (Gangkofen), a part ...
of Corriemulzie, and under the Corriemulzie Bridge. There are a few buildings at Corriemulzie including the old saw mill of the Mar Estate.
In the 19th century the
Duffs, who owned Mar Estate at the time, built the
second Mar Lodge at Corriemulzie.
Corriemulzie is the birthplace of
Johann von Lamont
Johann von Lamont, FRSE (13 December 1805 – 6 August 1879), born John Lamont, was a Scottish-German astronomer and physicist.
Biography
Lamont was born at Corriemulzie near Inverey in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The son of Robert Lamont ( ...
(1805-1879), the famous Scottish-German astronomer and astrophysicist who pioneered the study of the
Earth's magnetic field
Earth's magnetic field, also known as the geomagnetic field, is the magnetic field that extends from Earth's interior out into space, where it interacts with the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun. The magnetic ...
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At one time, Corriemulzie could have been described as a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
since there were many houses (including some now ruins) within a short distance from the Linn including Braegarie, Dairy Cottage, Alltachlair (ruin), and Arderg (ruin).
A hydro-electricity scheme was constructed at Corriemulzie in 2016. Braemar Community Hydro Ltd. has installed a 100 kW hydro scheme which is now generating electricity that is fed into the national grid. BCH is a Community Benefit Society, and surplus income from the enterprise will be used for projects and worthy causes in the local community. Their web site is www.braemarhydro.com
Gallery
Image:morrone_from_corriemulzie_03SEP06.jpg , Corriemulzie
Image:oldmanagershouse_corriemulzie.jpg , Old Manager's House
Image:oldsawmill_corriemulzie.jpg , Old Sawmill
Image:buildings_corriemulzie.jpg
See also
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Places, place names, and structures on Mar Lodge Estate
Mar Lodge Estate is the largest remnant of the ancient ''Earldom of Mar'' in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
Allanaquoich
A locality on the east bank of the Quoich Water close to its confluence wit ...
* Corriemulzie River – a tributary of the
River Oykel
The River Oykel ( gd, Òiceall or , ) is a major river in northern Scotland that is famous for its salmon fishing. It rises on Ben More Assynt, a few miles from Ullapool on the west coast of Scotland, and drains into the North Sea via the Kyle ...
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Sutherland that gives its name to the Corriemulzie Estate
Corriemulzie Estate
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References
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Places and place names on Mar Lodge Estate
Buildings and structures on Mar Lodge Estate