Ranza
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| location | Isle of Arran , Scotland | |
| River system | Ranza | |
| River basin district | Scotland RBD | |
| origin |
Loch na Davie 55 ° 39 ′ 43 " N , 5 ° 15 ′ 36" W. |
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| Source height | approx. 360 m ASL | |
| muzzle | at Lochranza in Loch Ranza ( Firth of Clyde ) Coordinates: 55 ° 42 ′ 5 ″ N , 5 ° 17 ′ 17 ″ W 55 ° 42 ′ 5 ″ N , 5 ° 17 ′ 17 ″ W.
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| length | 5.5 km | |
The Ranza is a small river in the north of the Scottish island of Arran . It flows north from the small lake Loch na Davie at a height of about 360 m . On its 5.5 km long run it first flows through Gleann Easan Biorach , a side valley of Glen Ranza and then Glen Ranza itself. Passing the whiskey distillery Arran , the Ranza flows into Loch Ranza , a bay of Kilbrannan Sound, at Lochranza .
Individual evidence
- ^ Iorsa Water. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 4: (Har - Lib). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1885, p. 324.
- ^ Ranza, River. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .