Cairn Watter
| Cairn Watter | |
| River | |
 Bank o Cairn Watter near Crossfuird
| |
| Kintra | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Region | Dumfries an Gallowa |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Castlefairn Watter |
| - right | Dalquhat Watter, Auld Watter |
| Veelage | Minnyhive |
| Soorce | Castlefern, Craigdarroch, Dalwhat |
| Mooth | Cluden Watter syne River Nith |
| Lenth | 18.5 km (11 mi) |
Cairn Watter is a smaw river in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. The river, formt bi the infaw o Castlefern Watter, Craigdarroch Watter, an Dalwhat Watter, flowes for 18.5 mile sootheast til the Cluden Watter.[1]
The Castlefairn is jynt bi the Craigdarroch, an syne bi the Dalwhat, baith fae its left, juist ablo the veelage o Minnyhive in the pairish o Glencairn. The infaw o thir burns forms the Cairn Watter. The pairish is name't for the river glen. The river flowes east past Kirkland, an sootheast tae Newtounairds, whaur it is jynt bi the Auld Watter tae form Cluden Watter. Cluden Watter flowes east an sootheast tae jyne the River Nith juist north o Dumfries.[2] The river aince define't pairt o the boond atween Dumfriesshire til the east and Kirkcoubrieshire til the wast.[3]
Gailerie[eedit | eedit soorce]
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River flankit bi trees on baith banks -
Leukin up the watter fae Dalgonar Brig -
Near Stapfuird
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ John Bartholomew, ed. (1887). Gazetteer of the British isles: statistical and topographical. A. and C. Black. p. 124.
- ↑ "Cairn Water - Dumfries and Galloway". Explore Britain. Retrieved 14 Februar 2012.
- ↑ The Topographical, statistical, and historical gazetteer of Scotland: with a complete county-atlas from recent surveys, exhibiting all the lines of road, rail, and canal communication; and an appendix, containing the results of the census of 1851. 1. A. Fullarton. 1853. p. 353.