Corriemulzie is a locality on
Mar Lodge Estate,
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially different boundaries. The Aberdeenshire Council area incl ...
,
Scotland
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.
Corriemulzie lies on the Linn of Dee road about 3 miles west of
Braemar
Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee sitting at an elevation of .
The Gaelic ''Bràigh Mhàrr'' pr ...
. The locality includes the Corriemulzie Burn that flows through the
Linn 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 (fore ...
(1805-1879), the famous Scottish-German astronomer and astrophysicist who pioneered the study of the
Earth's magnetic field
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.
At one time, Corriemulzie could have been described as a
hamlet
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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 wi ...
* Corriemulzie River – a tributary of the
River Oykel in
Sutherland
Sutherland ( gd, Cataibh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is Dornoch. Sutherland borders Caithness and Moray Firth to the east, Ross-shire and Cromartyshire ( ...
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