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Leslie, A. G.; Krabbendam, M.; Kimbell, G. S.; Strachan, R. A. (2010). "Regional-scale lateral variation and linkage in ductile thrust architecture: the Oykel Transverse Zone, and mullions, in the Moine Nappe, NW Scotland". In Law, R. D.; Butler, R. W. H.; Holdsworth, R. E.; Krabbendam, M.; Strachan,
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The falls descend a narrow gorge with the upper fall being a 6-metre (20 ft) drop. The lower fall is a thin broken sheet of water down about 12 metres (39 ft) of rock and when in spate this becomes a torrent which has several pools providing a means for salmon to ascend. The location is the
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fishing on the River Cassley has a long history. Achness Falls is a temporary barrier to the fish each spring; they do not advance beyond it until the water warms above 10 °C (50 °F). In the late 19th century, plans to destroy the waterfall to improve the
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Munro, Robert (11 March 1907). "Notes on Ornamental Stone Balls, with Reference to Two Specimens Presented to the National Museum by Mr. Andrew Urquhart".
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and a more modern chapel. By the side of the river is an old cemetery and there are woodland walks.
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Archer, Walter E. (1896). "Meetings of District Boards on East Coast". Appendix.
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Continental Tectonics and Mountain Building: The Legacy of Peach and Horne
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40 to 50° to the south at the falls. Present nearby are the ruins of a
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Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map series, sheets 309-470
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The waterfalls of Scotland : worth gaun a mile to see
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Waterfall on the River Cassley in Sutherland, Scotland
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River Cassley
Sutherland
Scotland
Rosehall
Invercassley
Scottish Gaelic
type locality
thrust fault
dips
broch
Atlantic salmon
salmon run
List of waterfalls of Scotland




Stott 1987
Leslie et al. 2010
"Cassley"
Continental Tectonics and Mountain Building: The Legacy of Peach and Horne
359
ISBN
978-1-86239-300-4
ISBN
008032424X
57°59′20″N 4°35′35″W / 57.98885°N 4.59300°W / 57.98885; -4.59300
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Scottish

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