River Nith

The River Nith is a river in south-west Scotland. The Nith rises in the Carsphairn hills of , between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, 4.4 miles east of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in East Ayrshire, and Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, flowing into the Solway Firth
  • Also known as: “reka Nith”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Abbey of Dulce Cor and Isle Tower.

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , better known as Sweetheart… is situated 2 miles southwest of River Nith.

Ruins
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also known as Lochar Tower and Bankend… is situated 2 miles east of River Nith.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bankend and New Abbey.

Hamlet
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is a village in , Scotland. is situated 2 miles east of River Nith.

Village
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is a village in the historical county… is situated 2½ miles southwest of River Nith.

Suburb
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is an institutional campus in in southwest Scotland. is situated 3½ miles north of River Nith.

River Nith

Latitude
54.99928° or 54° 59′ 57″ north
Longitude
-3.57562° or 3° 34′ 32″ west
Open location code
9C6RXCXF+PQ
Geo­Names ID
2641482
Wiki­data ID
Q2557007
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“River Nith” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Nith”
  • Basque: “Nith ibaia”
  • Bengali: “রিভারনিথ”
  • Cebuano: “River Nith”
  • Chinese: “尼思河”
  • Chuvash: “Нит”
  • Czech: “Nith”
  • Dutch: “Nith”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر نيث”
  • French: “Nith (Écosse)”
  • French: “Nith”
  • German: “Nith”
  • Gujarati: “રિવર નીથ”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Nid”
  • Japanese: “ニス川”
  • Kannada: “ನಿಥ್ ನದಿ”
  • Korean: “리버 니스”
  • Lithuanian: “Nitas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nith”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nith”
  • Norwegian: “Nith”
  • Polish: “Nith”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Nith”
  • Portuguese: “River Nith”
  • Russian: “Нит”
  • Scots: “River Nith”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Nid”
  • Serbian: “Нит”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nith”
  • Slovenian: “Nith”
  • Spanish: “Río Nith”
  • Swedish: “River Nith”
  • Tamil: “ரிவர் நித்”
  • Telugu: “రివర్ నీత్”
  • Urdu: “ریور نیتھ”
  • Welsh: “Afon Nith”
  • Western Frisian: “Nith”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Glencaple and Kirkconnell.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Watch Craig and Highmains Hill.

Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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