What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Talla Linns as Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century) (1682). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Talla Linns is associated with the Covenanters, a 17th-century movement in Scotland that resisted episcopal governance and upheld Presbyterianism. The site was used as a secret meeting place during periods of persecution, particularly around 1682 under the rule of King James VII.
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Places near here
Talla WaterEnclosure(s) (post Medieval), Farmstead(s) (post Medieval) · 119 yd
Talla LinnfootsFarmstead (19th Century), Sheepfold (19th Century), Sheepfold (19th Century) · 266 yd
Talla ReservoirBurnt Mound (prehistoric), Cairn (period Unassigned) · 1141 yd
Carlavin HillMountain / peak · 1432 yd
Garelet HillMountain / peak · 1446 yd
Molls CleuchBuilding (period Unassigned), Shieling (post Medieval)(possible) · 1553 yd
Hawkshaw CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.5 mi
Grey Mare's Tail (waterfall)Viewpoint · 4.4 mi
Carrifran WildwoodNature reserve · 4.6 mi
Dob's Linn WaterfallWaterfall · 4.6 mi
Corehead & Devil's Beef TubNature reserve · 6.2 mi
CoreheadTower House (medieval) · 6.3 mi