The Water of Fail, or River Fail, is a fast-flowing river in
South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire ( sco, Sooth Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir a Deas, ) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire. On 30 June 2 ...
,
Scotland. It rises in the hills north of
Tarbolton, flowing generally south through Tarbolton Loch into Montgomery Woods where it joins the larger
River Ayr
The River Ayr (pronounced like ''air'', ''Uisge Àir'' in Gaelic) is a river in Ayrshire, Scotland. At it is the longest river in the county.
The river was held as sacred by pre-Christian cultures. The remains of several prehistoric sacrificial ...
at
Failford, which carries its water down into the sea. The River Fail is a popular
fishing spot and has been known to have some large fish. It is just over long.
Rivers of South Ayrshire
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