Tarth Water

The Tarth Water is a river in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. It forms part of the River Tweed system. The river with a total length of 7.1 miles, rises on Mendick Hill, a Marilyn, and flows past the villages of Dolphinton and Blyth Bridge before converging at Drochil Castle with the Lyne Water, a tributary of the Tweed.

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Places of Interest

Highlights: Drochil Castle and Lyne Kirk.

Drochil Castle

Ruins

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Drochil Castle is a ruined castle in the Scottish Borders.

Lyne Kirk

Church

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Lyne Kirk is an ancient and historic kirk or church, of the Church of Scotland. Lyne Kirk is situated 1½ miles southeast of Tarth Water.

Castle Craig Hospital

Hospital

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Castle Craig is a private residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre. Castle Craig Hospital is situated 2½ miles northwest of Tarth Water.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lyne and Bordlands.

Lyne

Locality

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Lyne is a small village and civil parish in the… Lyne is situated 2 miles east of Tarth Water.

Bordlands

Hamlet

Bordlands is a village in the Parish of Newlands in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Bordlands is situated 3 miles north of Tarth Water.

Blyth Bridge

Village

Photo: Renata, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blyth Bridge is a small hamlet in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near to West Linton. Blyth Bridge is situated 3 miles northwest of Tarth Water.

Tarth Water

Type: Stream
Description: river in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, tributary of Lyne Water
Categories: river and body of water
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.66667° or 55° 40′ north

Longitude

-3.31667° or 3° 19′ west

Elevation

617 feet (188 metres)

Open location code

9C7RMM8M+M8

GeoNames ID

2636192

Wikidata ID

Q7686850

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Tarth Water” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Tarth Water”
Cebuano: “Tarth Water”
Swedish: “Tarth Water”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hallyne and Stobo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hog Hill and Hamildean Hill.

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