The Dighty Burn, also known as Dighty Water or Dichty Water,
is a
burn or stream 20 kilometres (12 mi) in length that flows through the north and east of
Dundee
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
, Scotland.
Course
The burn forms to the west of Dundee as the Lundie Burn in the
Sidlaw Hills then runs north of Piperdam and then into the northwest of Dundee through
Bridgefoot, Trottick,
Claverhouse
Claverhouse (also known as Barns of Claverhouse) is a residential area located on the northern outskirts of Dundee, Scotland with the city centre located 2 miles (3.2 km) from the area.
Overview
Claverhouse is primarily an affluent resid ...
, Mill o' Mains,
Fintry,
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
*Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil W ...
, Claypotts and then between
Broughty Ferry and
Monifeith where it flows into the
Firth of Tay.
History
The water from the Dighty Burn was used as a power source for the mill buildings at the Claverhouse Bleachworks factory.
In the past, the Dighty Water was used to power water wheels and cloth was bleached on its banks. Trout and a few salmon are found in the burn. Several hundred Mesolithic tools of flint were found on the banks of Dighty Water, approximately where the burn passes under the A92.
In 2013, Dighty Connect was formed, a group aiming to enhance green spaces situated around the burn through a mixture of conservation and cultural activities.
Wildlife
There is much plant and animal life throughout the Dighty Burn.
Giant hogweed
''Heracleum mantegazzianum'', commonly known as giant hogweed, is a monocarpic perennial herbaceous plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. ''H. mantegazzianum'' is also known as cartwheel-flower, giant cow parsley, giant cow parsnip, or hogsb ...
is commonly found as well as
seagulls
Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns and skimmers and only distantly related to auks, and even more distantly to waders. Until the 21st century, m ...
,
swan
Swans are birds of the family (biology), family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form t ...
s and
swallows and
roe deer
The roe deer (''Capreolus capreolus''), also known as the roe, western roe deer, or European roe, is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapt ...
can be found at the
Trottick Ponds nature reserve, which the Dighty Burn runs past.
Gallery
File:The mighty Dighty, weir than its name suggests^ - geograph.org.uk - 363611.jpg,
File:Bridge over the Dighty - geograph.org.uk - 49975.jpg,
File:Dighty Burn - geograph.org.uk - 768947.jpg,
File:The River Dighty - geograph.org.uk - 12141.jpg,
File:Dighty Water - geograph.org.uk - 1652439.jpg,
References
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Rivers of Dundee
Rivers of Scotland