Stinchar

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Stinchar
The Ballantrae Bridge over the Stinchar near its mouth

The Ballantrae Bridge over the Stinchar near its mouth

Data
location South Ayrshire , Scotland
River system Stinchar
source on the slopes of Shalloch on Minnoch
55 ° 12 ′ 17 ″  N , 4 ° 31 ′ 9 ″  W
muzzle At Ballantrae in the Firth of Clyde coordinates: 55 ° 5 ′ 47 "  N , 5 ° 0 ′ 42"  W 55 ° 5 ′ 47 "  N , 5 ° 0 ′ 42"  W.

length 48 km
Left tributaries Duisk , Water of Tig
Right tributaries Water of Assel

The Stinchar is a river in the Scottish council area of South Ayrshire .

geography

The Stinchar rises on the north slope of Shalloch on Minnoch in the Carrick Hills not far from the eastern border of South Ayrshire. To the east is Loch Riecawr and the Water of Girvan is only a few hundred meters away.

For the first four kilometers, the Stinchar flows mainly north. Then it turns successively to the southwest and then to the west. About 16 kilometers down from the source, the Stinchar runs in a southwesterly direction for about ten kilometers. He passes the village of Barr , from where the B734 runs along the river. With the right-hand confluence of the Water of Assel at Pinmore, the course bends abruptly to the south. The A714 , which runs parallel from Pinmore, crosses the Stinchar shortly before the confluence of the Duisk at Pinwherry . From there on, the Stinchar, which runs primarily in a south-westerly direction, takes in the last few kilometers of the Water of Tig , which joins from the left . First the B734 and then the B7044 run parallel. In Ballantrae, the Stinchar describes an arc after crossing the A77 , formerly on the listed Ballantrae Bridge , and finally pours into Ballantrae Bay after a run of 48 kilometers .

  • Upper course of the Stinchar

  • The flowing Duisk

Web links

Commons : Stinchar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stinchar, The in: FH Groome (Ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882–1885.
  2. ↑ a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland