Carron
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- River Carron (Forth)River Carron (Forth)The River Carron is a river in central Scotland. This river has given its name to towns in Falkirk, a variety of regional features, a type of cannon, a line of bathtubs, two warships and an island in the Southern Hemisphere.-River Carron:The river rises in the Campsie Fells before flowing into...
, a river in Central Scotland - River Carron, Wester RossRiver Carron, Wester RossRiver Carron is a river in Wester Ross, in the Highlands of Scotland. The river rises in Ledgowan Forest. It gathers its head-streams through Carron Bog, then enters Loch Scaven and flows out from there....
- River Carron, SutherlandRiver Carron, SutherlandThe River Carron is a river in Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland.It begins as the Abhainn a' Ghlinne Mhoir, which joins with the Alladale River to form the River Carron...
- Carron Water, AberdeenshireCarron Water, AberdeenshireCarron Water is a river in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Carron Water rises in Fetteresso Forest on the eastern edge of the Grampians. It flows past Fetteresso Castle and discharges into the North Sea at Stonehaven Bay. Carron Water separates the Old Town from Stonehaven's new town , laid out in...
, a river that flows into the North Sea in Stonehaven - Carron Water, DumfriesshireCarron Water, DumfriesshireThe Carron Water is a tributary of the River Nith in southwest Scotland. It rises in the Dalveen Pass in the Lowther Hills as its headwater streams, the Dinabid Linn, Dalveen Lane and Lavern Burn join to flow southwards, to the west of the village of Durisdeer, to meet the Nith at Carronbridge....
, a river that flows into the River Nith near Thornhill - Loch CarronLoch CarronLoch Carron is a sea loch on the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands. It is the point at which the River Carron enters the North Atlantic Ocean....
, a sea loch on the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands
Settlements:
- Carron, SpeysideCarron, SpeysideCarron is an old distillery village on the north bank of the River Spey in Moray, Scotland....
, a small village on the banks of the River Spey near Aberlour - Carron, FalkirkCarron, FalkirkCarron is a small village within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is situated in the Forth Valley, north of Falkirk, north-west of Grangemouth and south-east of Stenhousemuir. Carron directly adjoins the neighbouring village of Carronshore to the east.The village sits north of...
, an area of Falkirk
Ireland
- Carron, County Clare, a small village in the heart of The Burren , County Clare Ireland
People :
- Owen CarronOwen CarronOwen Gerard Carron is an Irish republican activist and who was Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1981 to 1983.Carron is the nephew of former Nationalist Party politician John Carron....
(born 1953), an Irish republican activist and the former Member of Parliament - Pierre CarronPierre CarronPierre Carron is a French sculptor and painter.Born in Fécamp, Normandy, France, he primarily studied drawing at the Ecole régionale des Beaux-Arts in Le Havre. Because of the German occupation, he was, for a time, the only student at the school...
(born 1932), a French sculptor and painter - Pernelle CarronPernelle CarronPernelle Carron is a French ice dancer. With partner Lloyd Jones, she is the 2010 French national champion. She is a French national medalist with Edouard Dezutter, Matthieu Jost and Lloyd Jones.- Career :...
(born 1986), a French ice dancer - William CarronWilliam CarronSir William Carron, Baron Carron KSG FRSA was a British trade unionist and activist, who served as President of the Amalgamated Engineering Union from 1956 until 1967.-Early life:...
(1902–1969), a British trade unionist and activist
School :
- Carron Primary School, a primary school situated in Carron.
Industry:
- Carron CompanyCarron CompanyThe Carron Company was an ironworks established in 1759 on the banks of the River Carron near Falkirk, in Stirlingshire, Scotland. After initial problems, the company was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom. The company prospered through its development and...
, an ironworks dating from 1759 of significant historical importance.