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River Esk, Dumfriesshire
The River Esk (), also known as the Border Esk, is a river that rises in the Scottish region of Dumfries and Galloway before crossing the border to the English county of Cumbria and flowing into the Solway Firth. Course The river rises in the hills to the east of Moffat and its two main tributaries, the Black Esk and the White Esk, merge at the southern end of Castle O'er Forest. It flows south east through Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway, Eskdale past Langholm. Near Langholm the river is crossed by the Duchess Bridge which is said to be the oldest iron bridge in Scotland. The Esk merges with Liddel Water (which defines the border between Scotland and England). Before passing Longtown, Cumbria, Longtown the river enters England and merges with the River Lyne and enters the Solway Firth near the mouth of the River Eden, Cumbria, River Eden. It was formerly one of the boundaries of the Debatable Lands as marked by the Scots' Dike. Tributaries The various tributaries of the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esk River At Samye Ling 01
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Debatable Lands
The Debatable Lands, also known as debatable ground, batable ground or threip lands,. lay between Scotland and England. It was formerly in question as to which it belonged to when they were distinct kingdoms. For most of its existence, the area was a lawless zone controlled by clans of " border reivers" which terrorized the surrounding areas. It became the last part of Britain to be brought under state control in the middle of the 16th century by James V of Scotland, and was eventually divided between Scotland and England. Geography and etymology The Debatable Lands extended from the Solway Firth near Carlisle to Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway, the largest population centre being Canonbie. The lands included the baronies of Kirkandrews, Bryntallone and Morton. They were around long from north to south and wide. The boundaries were marked by the rivers Liddel and Esk in the east and the River Sark in the west. The name either signifies litigious or disputable ground ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Dumfries And Galloway
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sediment or alluvium carried by rivers shapes the landscape ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glencartholm
Glencartholm is a location in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland, along the River Esk. The Glencartholm Volcanic Beds contain a Palaeozoic (specifically Carboniferous) fossil fish site of international importance. Discovered in 1879, most of the fossils were removed during the 1930s, but in the 1990s a further site east, named Mumbie, was excavated. This led to the identification of further fish beds, where over 200 specimens of ray-finned fish were collected, including one possible new species There is also a farmhouse known as Glencartholm, or Glencartholm Farmhouse, which is a listed building in the parish of Canonbie, not far from the border with England, and near Glencartholm Wood. The farm has an inscription celebrating the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretna, Dumfries And Galloway
Gretna is a new town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, originally part of the historic county of Dumfriesshire. It is located close to the A74(M) on the border of Scotland and England and near the mouth of the River Esk.1:50,000 OS map 85 Gretna was built from 1915 and is about 1km south of the older village Gretna Green. The town is situated east-south-east of Dumfries, east of Annan, north-west of Carlisle, south-east of Glasgow and south of Edinburgh. History World War I HM Factory, Gretna, codenamed ''Moorside'', was a cordite munitions factory built between Gretna Green and the Solway Firth to supply ammunition to British forces during World War I. This developed into the town of Gretna. Transport Rail In the 1840s, there were three main railway companies building lines around Gretna, and this resulted in three railway stations named "Gretna". The first station called "Gretna" was opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway on 23 August 1843. The stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirtle Water
The Kirtle Water is a river in Dumfries and Galloway in southern Scotland. It rises on the southern slopes of Haggy Hill where its headwaters are impounded to form Winterhope Reservoir. Below the dam it flows in a generally southerly direction passing Waterbeck and Eaglesfield, Dumfries and Galloway, Eaglesfield to the village of Kirtlebridge along which stretch it is closely followed both by the A74(M) and M74 motorways, A74(M) motorway and the West Coast Main Line, mainline railway between Carlisle, Cumbria, Carlisle and Glasgow. From Kirtlebridge it turns southeastwards to flow by Kirkpatrick-Fleming and on, to the west of Gretna, Scotland, Gretna, to empty into the estuary of the River Esk, Dumfries and Galloway, Border Esk at the eastern limit of the Solway Firth.Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger map sheet 85 Carlisle and Solway Firth References External links Rivers of Dumfries and Galloway Border Esk catchment, 1Kirtle {{Scotland-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Sark
The River Sark or Sark Water is a river forming part of the western border between Scotland and England. Most of its length is entirely in Scotland. It flows into the estuary of the River Esk just south of Gretna. History The Scots defeated the English at the Battle of Sark in October 1448. It was a significant victory for the Scots, who had not defeated England since the Battle of Otterburn in 1388. The first verse of Robert Burns' poem '' Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation'' says: :Fareweel to a' our Scottish fame, :Fareweel our ancient glory; :Fareweel ev'n to the Scottish name, :Sae fam'd in martial story. :Now Sark rins over Solway sands, :An' Tweed rins to the ocean, :To mark where England's province stands- :Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!" The poem's subject was the alleged sale of Scotland in the Anglo-Scottish Treaty of Union. The town of Gretna Green on the Sark is known for its wedding industry. The area around the Sark was marshy and sandy, as much of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kershope Burn
Kershope Burn is a burn running in its entirety along the border between England and Scotland. The river rises, as Clark's Sike, in a marshy area in Kielder Forest Northumberland known as Hobb's Flow, before becoming Kershope Burn after running by Kershopehead, a farmstead in Cumbria. The river runs into Liddel Water at Kershopefoot, after which Liddel Water marks the boundary between England and Scotland. The final few metres (yards) of the river flow past the hamlet at Kershopefoot and underneath the railway bridge of the former Waverley Line The Waverley Route was a railway line that ran south from Edinburgh, through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders, to Carlisle railway station, Carlisle. The line was built by the North British Railway; the stretch from Edinburgh to Hawick open .... Between 1862 and 1969 a passenger station variously known as Kershope or Kershope Foot was located here.''Disused Stations'' website entry retrieved 31 August 2014 http://www.disused-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A7 Road (Great Britain)
The A7 is a major road, partly a trunk road, that connects Edinburgh in Central Scotland to Carlisle in North West England. The A7 meets the M6 motorway close to Carlisle, which connects to the English motorway network. Route description Edinburgh to Hawick The northern terminus of the A7 is the junction at North Bridge with Princes Street in Edinburgh, also the northern terminus of the A1 and the southern terminus of the A900. The road passes Cameron Toll, before meeting the Edinburgh City Bypass at the Sheriffhall Roundabout. South of the bypass, the A7 continues through Midlothian past Newtongrange and Gorebridge. Continuing from Midlothian into the Scottish Borders, the road bypasses Heriot then passes through Stow to reach Galashiels. The A7 becomes a trunk road at the southern boundary of Galashiels. It continues south to Selkirk; a bypass here has been proposed for years but not implemented. This section of the A7 runs parallel to the Borders Railway which ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craik Forest
Craik Forest is a forest near Hawick in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and managed by the Forestry Commission. It is adjoined to the south-west by Eskdalemuir Forest. See also * Craik, Scottish Borders *Ettrick Forest * Wauchope Forest * List of forests in the United Kingdom *List of places in the Scottish Borders *List of places in Scotland This list of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland. *List of burghs in Scotland *List of census localities in Scotland *List of islands of Scotland **List of Shetland islands **List of Orkney islands **List o ... External linksRCAHMS/Canmore record for Wolfcleuchhead, Craik Forest [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megget Water
Megget Water is a river in the parish of Yarrow, Selkirkshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. The Water rises at Broad Law (2,760 ft), passes through Megget Reservoir and empties into St Mary's Loch. Places in the vicinity include Cappercleuch, Craigierig, Cramalt Tower, the Glengaber Burn, Meggethead Farm. The Megget area, formerly a parish united with Lyne, Scottish Borders, is of geological and archaeological interest, through stone artifacts at Henderland in the lower Megget valley (now in Wilton Lodge Museum, Hawick), and discoveries of gold. A proclamation concerning gold mining in Scotland was made at Henderland in July 1576. Gold was property of the crown and was to be sold to the royal mint.John Hill Burton, ''Register of the Privy Council of Scotland'', vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1878), pp. 554–555. See also *Rivers of Scotland *List of places in the Scottish Borders *List of places in Scotland This list of places in Scotland is a complete collectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B709
B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads. See the article Great Britain road numbering scheme for the rationale behind the numbers allocated. (some data from openstreetmap.org) Zone 7 (2 & 3 digits) Zone 7 (4 digits) See also * A roads in Zone 7 of the Great Britain numbering scheme * List of motorways in the United Kingdom This list of motorways in the United Kingdom is a complete list of motorways in the United Kingdom. Note that the Great Britain road numbering scheme, numbering scheme used for Great Britain does not include roads in Northern Ireland, which are ... * Transport in Edinburgh#Road network * Transport in Glasgow#Other Roads * Transport in Scotland#Road References {{DEFAULTSORT:B Roads in Zone 7 of the Great Britain Numbering Scheme 7 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
