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Corrimony Falls
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Corrimony Falls
Location Glenurquhart, Scotland
Coordinates 57°19′27″N4°42′14″W / 57.32424°N 4.70381°W / 57.32424; -4.70381

Corrimony Falls is a waterfall on the River Enrick, near Corrimony in Glenurquhart, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is a local tourist attraction in the spring and summer. [1]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map series, sheets 309-470