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Barr Water
Barr Water is a westerly flowing river of the Kintyre peninsula in the southwest Scottish Highlands. Rising at the diminutive Loch Losgainn near the hill of Cruach Mhic-an t-Saoir, it initially flows south-southwestwards amongst conifer plantations before turning west-southwestwards to flow down Barr Glen to reach the sea at Glenbarr.Ordnance survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger map sheet no 68 ''South Kintyre'' References Kintyre Rivers of Argyll and Bute {{Scotland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kintyre
Kintyre ( gd, Cinn Tìre, ) is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The peninsula stretches about , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south to East and West Loch Tarbert in the north. The region immediately north of Kintyre is known as Knapdale. Kintyre is long and narrow, at no point more than from west coast to east coast, and is less than wide where it connects to Knapdale. The east side of the Kintyre Peninsula is bounded by Kilbrannan Sound, with a number of coastal peaks such as Torr Mor. The central spine of the peninsula is mostly hilly moorland, the highest point being Beinn an Tuirc at .Ordnance Survey. Landranger 1:50,000 Map Sheet 68 (South Kintyre & Cambeltown) The coastal areas and hinterland, however, are rich and fertile. Kintyre has long been a prized area for settlers, including the early Scots who migrated from Ulster to western Scotland and the Vikings or Norsemen who conquered and settled the area just before the start of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
