Crichope Linn or Crichop Linn, originally Creehope[1] is a gorge and waterfall near Gatelawbridge in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.[2][3] Linn is the Scots language word for waterfall. The etymology of the names 'Cree' or 'Crich' may derive from Gaelic for 'Boundary'[4] and 'Hope' from the Scots for 'a valley among hills,'[5] an apt description.
- ^ Watson, R. (1901). Closeburn (Dumfriesshire). Reminiscent, Historic & Traditional. Inglis Ker & Co. p. 254.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 78 Nithsdale & Annandale (Sanquhar & Moffat) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229590.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Johnston, James (1903). Place-Names of Scotland. David Douglas. p. 88.
- ^ Johnston, James (1903). Place-Names of Scotland. David Douglas. p. 157.