The River Tyne is a
river
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in
Scotland
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. It
rises in the
Moorfoot Hills in
Midlothian
Midlothian (; ) is registration county, lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh council ar ...
near Tynehead to the
south of
Edinburgh
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, at the junction of the B6458 and the B6367. It continues approximately northeast, and empties into the
North Sea
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near
Belhaven.
Origins
The Tyne is mainly a
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main ...
between the Birns Water and the Tyne Water, about 2 km east of Easter
Pencaitland and 1 km south west of Spilmersford Bridge, in the grounds of
Saltoun Hall. The Humbie Water is another main headwater.
The Tyne has a number of
tributaries
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...
:
* Bellyford Burn, rises east of
Dalkeith
Dalkeith ( ; , ) is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1541. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-century castle (now Dalkeith Pala ...
; passes north of
Cousland, Midlothian and south of
Carberry Hill; south of
Elphinstone Tower; north of
Ormiston
Ormiston is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, near Tranent, Humbie, Pencaitland and Cranston, located on the north bank of the River Tyne at an elevation of about .
The village was the first planned village in Scotland, founded in 173 ...
; joins Puddle Burn; joins Tyne Water at
Winton House.
* Kinchie Burn, rises east of
Pathhead; supplies
Glenkinchie Distillery; joins Birns Water at Milton Bridge, West Saltoun.
* Blackford Burn/Belsis Burn/Murray's Burn, joins the Tyne Water at
Pencaitland.
* Cock Burn, rises at Lower Saltoun, joins the Tyne at Badger Wood.
* Fala Dam Burn, East Water, Salters' Burn and Blackhouse Burn combine into Keith Water which flows into
Humbie Water, south of Humbie Kirk.
* Johnstounburn Water rises near Woodcote Mill and joins Humbie Water near Saltoun Forest.
* Letham Burn and St Laurence House Burn combine to join the Tyne at the southern outskirts of Haddington.
* Bearford Burn rises in Playmuir wood and joins the Tyne at Beanston Mill.
* Old Hailes Burn joins the Tyne at Hailes Castle.
Gallery starts with the Tyne's main headwaters: Birns Water, Tyne Water, Humbie Water
Image:BirnsWaterHumbieWaterConfluence.jpg, Confluence Birns Water / Humbie Water
Image:Milton Bridge1.jpg, Milton Bridge, Birns Water
Image:Milton Bridge3.jpg, Birns Water, Milton Bridge arch
Image:Milton Bridge4.jpg, Bank Improvements at Milton Bridge
Image:Saltoun Bridge2.jpg, Birns Water, Saltoun Bridge
Image:Saltoun Bridge3.jpg, Birns Water, Saltoun Bridge
Image:Saltoun Bridge4.jpg, Birns Water, lichen on Saltoun bridge
Image:Saltoun Bridge5.jpg, Birns Water, Saltoun Bridge arch
Journey
On its way to the
North Sea
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, the Tyne passes through, or near to, the following places:
*
Easter Pencaitland; Spilmersford Bridge,
B6355 road;
Saltoun Hall
* Nisbet; Badger Wood; Herdmanston Mains
* Samuelston bridge; Begbie; Grants' Braes Bridge on B6368
* Clerkington and Clerkington Mill
*
Haddington:
Knox Academy; Stevenson Bridge; Cheviot House Mill; Sports Centre; Waterloo Bridge
B6368;
St. Mary's Church; Nungate Bridge; Victoria Bridge; Forms part of North boundary of Haddington golf club.
* Abbey Bridge, Abbeymill Farm (south of the A1); Lady's Wood; Stevenson House
* Sandy's Mill; Beanston Mill; Brown Knowe Plantation;
*
Hailes Castle, Hailes Mill
* A1 Bridge, Brae Heads, north of
Traprain Law
*
East Linton
East Linton is a village and former police burgh in East Lothian, Scotland, situated on the River Tyne, Scotland, River Tyne and A199 road (former A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road) five miles east of Haddington, East Lothian, Haddington, with ...
; A199 bridge; B1377 bridge
*
Phantassie Farm, birthplace of
John Rennie (engineer);
Phantassie Doocot
* alongside the B1407, past
Prestonkirk Parish Church
Prestonkirk Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church at East Linton, in the parish of Traprain, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, close to Preston Mill, Smeaton, Phantassie, and the River Tyne.
Building
The original church is said to h ...
and
Preston Mill
* Knowes Mill; Acre Plantation;
Tyninghame
Tyninghame is a small settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, about two miles north-east of East Linton. Together with the nearby settlement of Whitekirk, it gives its name to the parish of Whitekirk and Tyninghame.
Tyninghame
Tyninghame is a ...
Bridge, A198; Firth Plantation
*
Tyninghame House north of the Tyne
*
Mosshouse Point;
Hedderwick Sands;
Belhaven Bay, Tyne Sands,
St. Baldred's Cradle,
John Muir Country Park
The John Muir Country Park is a country park near the village of West Barns, which is part of the town of Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland. It is named after John Muir, a famous naturalist and geologist who was born in Dunbar and later emigrated ...
The River Tyne's journey from Spilmersford Bridge to the Tyne Estuary
Image:Spilmersford Bridge1.jpg, Spilmersford Bridge, Saltoun Hall
Image:Spilmersford Bridge2.jpg, River Tyne, Spilmersford
Image:Tyne Samuelston1.jpg, Bridge at Samuelston
Image:Tyne Samuelston2.jpg, Tyne at Samuelston
Image:Cascases Weir, Haddington.jpg, Weir at Haddington
Image:Abbey Mill, Haddington.jpg, Abbey Bridge over Tyne, Abbey Mill, Haddington
Image:Sandy's Mill.jpg, Sandy's Mill
Image:Hailes Castle on Tyne.jpg, Hailes Castle
Image:River Tyne PrestonMill.jpg, Tyne at Preston Mill
Image:Tyne at Prestonkirk.jpg, Prestonkirk, East Linton
Image:Old Tyne footbridge.jpg, Old Tyne Footbridge at Tyninghame
Image:Tyne Estuary 1.jpg, Tyne estuary
Environment
Fishing
* The East Lothian Angling Association controls 25 miles of the tyne and its feeder burns; there are
Brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the genus ''Salmo'', endemic to most of Europe, West Asia and parts of North Africa, and has been widely introduced globally ...
and
sea trout
Sea trout is the common name usually applied to anadromous (sea-run) forms of brown trout (''Salmo trutta''), and is often referred to as ''Salmo trutta'' morpha ''trutta''. Other names for anadromous brown trout are bull trout, sewin (Wales ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers in Scotland
*
Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS)
*
List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom
*
List of navigation authorities in the United Kingdom
*
List of places in East Lothian
The List of places in East Lothian is a list for any town, village and hamlet in the East Lothian council area of Scotland.
Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum
A
* Aberlady, Aberlady Bay
* Archerfield Estate and Lin ...
*
List of places in Midlothian
External links
UK Rivers Guidebook: River Tyne
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