Water of Girvan

This bridge takes a vehicle track across the Water of Girvan, and is part of the Straiton Paths' "Village Ramble"

The Water of Girvan (or River Girvan) (Scottish Gaelic: Garbhan / Abhainn Gharbhain) is a river in South Ayrshire, which has its source at Loch Girvan Eye in the Carrick Forest section of Galloway Forest Park.[1] This 28-mile (45-kilometre) river passes through the villages of Straiton,[2] Crosshill and Dailly en route to the Firth of Clyde at Girvan Harbour.

References

  1. ^ Edlin, Herbert L. (1974). "Mountains, lochs and rivers". In Edlin, Herbert L. (ed.). Galloway Forest Park (4 ed.). Edinburgh: HMSO. p. 23. ISBN 0-1149-1179-7.
  2. ^ Love, Dane (2012). Ayrshire then & now. Stroud: The History Press. p. 90. ISBN 9780752474786.

55°15′N 4°51′W / 55.250°N 4.850°W / 55.250; -4.850


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