Watch Water
The Watch Water is a river in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It rises in the Lammermuir Hills, around 8 kilometres west of Longformacus, and flows generally eastward to its confluence with the Dye Water, around 700 metres west of Longformacus.Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dirrington Great Law.
Dirrington Great Law
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dirrington Great Law is a hill in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former county of Berwickshire. The summit is around 2.5 kilometres south of Longformacus and 9 kilometres west of Duns.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longformacus and Bedshiel.
Longformacus
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Longformacus is a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is around 10 kilometres north-west of Duns, in the Lammermuir Hills.
Bedshiel
Hamlet
Bedshiel is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland on the B6456, six miles from Duns, two miles from Greenlaw, Longformacus and Westruther. Bedshiel is situated 3½ miles south of Watch Water.
Cranshaws
Hamlet
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cranshaws is a village on the B6355 road, near Duns, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Berwickshire. Of Cranshaws Castle only the tower remains, at Cranshaws Farm on Cranshaws Hill. Cranshaws is situated 3½ miles north of Watch Water.
Watch Water
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, tributary of the Dye Water
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Watch Water” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Watch Water”
- Cebuano: “Watch Water”
- German: “Watch Water”
- Swedish: “Watch Water”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint Agnes and Ellemford.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dye Water and Dirrington Little Law.
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