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The Watch Water is a river in the
Close to where the Southern Upland Way crosses the Watch Water is John Dippie's Well. This natural spring is marked by a carved stone erected in 1869, inscribed "There is no water in the Lammermuirs sweeter than that at John Dippie’s Well." The remains of an 18th-century farmstead, traditionally the home of the well's keeper, are nearby.
The reason for the sweetness of the water, according to family sources, was that John would go ahead of his shooting party to add some whisky to the water.
The Watch Water is a river in the Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders ( sco, the Mairches, 'the Marches'; gd, Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothi ...
area of Scotland. It rises in the Lammermuir Hills
The Lammermuirs are a range of hills in southern Scotland, forming a natural boundary between East Lothian and the Borders. The name "Lammermuir" comes from the Old English ''lambra mōr'', meaning "moorland of the lambs".
Geology
The Lammer ...
, around west of Longformacus, and flows generally eastward to its confluence with the Dye Water, around west of Longformacus. The Dye Water flows into the Whiteadder Water, which in turn is a tributary of the River Tweed.
Watch Water Reservoir
Watch Water Reservoir is a man-made reservoir, located approximately halfway along the river's course, around from Longformacus and from Duns. It extends to , and is formed by an earthen dam. The Southern Upland Way, a Long Distance Route which runs across southern Scotland, skirts the northern edge of the reservoir, and the Sir Walter Scott Way from Moffat to Cockburnspath also passes by it. The partial ruins of apeel tower
Peel towers (also spelt pele) are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, mainly between the mid-14th century and about 1600. They were free-standin ...
survive as part of Old Scarlaw Cottage, also on the northern edge of the reservoir.
John Dippie's Well
Close to where the Southern Upland Way crosses the Watch Water is John Dippie's Well. This natural spring is marked by a carved stone erected in 1869, inscribed "There is no water in the Lammermuirs sweeter than that at John Dippie’s Well." The remains of an 18th-century farmstead, traditionally the home of the well's keeper, are nearby.
The reason for the sweetness of the water, according to family sources, was that John would go ahead of his shooting party to add some whisky to the water.
See also
* List of places in the Scottish BordersReferences
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