Lugar Water
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Lugar Water Uisge Lugar, River Lugar |
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 Confluence of Bellow Water (left) with Glenmuir Water to Lugar. |
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| location | East Ayrshire , Scotland | |
| River system | River Ayr | |
| Drain over | River Ayr → Firth of Clyde | |
| source | Confluence of Bellow Water and Glenmuir Water 55 ° 28 ′ 2 ″ N , 4 ° 13 ′ 5 ″ W |
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| muzzle | south of Mauchline in the River Ayr Coordinates: 55 ° 29 ′ 52 " N , 4 ° 23 ′ 10" W 55 ° 29 ′ 52 " N , 4 ° 23 ′ 10" W
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| Left tributaries | Glaisnock Water | |
| Small towns | Cumnock | |
| Communities | Lugar , Ochiltree | |
| Navigable | No | |
 Lugar Water at Wallace's Cave |
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The Lugar Water , in Gaelic Uisge lugar , also River Lugar , is a river in Scotland . It is created by the confluence of Bellow Water and Glenmuir Water north of Lugar . Both rivers have their source in the hills of the Southern Uplands in East Ayrshire .
River course
The river crosses the small mining village of Lugar. Gas lighting pioneer William Murdoch was born there in 1974 in Bellow Mill . A cave in which he carried out numerous experiments can be seen on the river bank. The river continues to flow through the town of Cumnock . Under the Woodroad Viaduct , it was previously used to drive mills. The Glaisnock Water flows into the Lugar here.
The river continues through the lands of the Marquess of Bute , Dumfries Estate . There he passes the ornate Lochnorris Bridge designed by John Adam . He now reaches the village of Ochiltree . The weir there once dammed the water for flour mills. A fish ladder has been set up for the ascent of the salmon to their spawning grounds upstream . The river is a fishing area for brown trout . In May 2014 the Ayrshire Rivers Trust reported that barbel invasive in the area had been caught in the river.
The river now reaches a gorge in red sandstone. On the cliffs above the river are the ruins of Auchinleck Castle , below is Wallace's Cave , where William Wallace is said to have hidden from his pursuers.
The river flows into the River Ayr .
Wildlife
Kingfisher , dipper , white wagtail , yellow wagtail , chaffinch , goldfinch and wren live on the riverbank .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Ordnance Survey (2014). Lanark & Upper Nithsdale [map], OS Landranger Map Series. ISBN 9780319229712 .
- ↑ Barbel Caught on the Lugar . Ayrshire Rivers Trust. Retrieved on May 13, 2014. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
