A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Carron, a rivulet of Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire. It rises, at 2000 feet above sea-level, among the Lowther mountains. on the NE border of Durrisdeer parish, close to Lanarkshire; runs 4½ miles south-south-westward within Durrisdeer; receives from the N, in the lower part of that run, the tributary Kirk Burn; proceeds 3¼ miles south-westward along the boundary between Durrisdeer and Morton; and falls into the Nith just below Carronbridge village. Its vale and that of Kirk Burn are highly picturesque, presenting considerable resemblance to some of the most famous scenery of North Wales, and they lead up to the remarkable alpine curving gorge among the Lowthers, called the Wallpath- A noble viaduct of the Glasgow and South-Western railway crosses the rivulet 2½ miles from its mouth, and commands a grand view of the upper hill screens of the vale.—Ord. Sur., shs. 15,9,1864-63.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a rivulet" (ADL Feature Type: "streams") |
| Administrative units: | Dumfries Shire ScoCnty |
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