Water of Girvan

The Water of Girvan is a river in South Ayrshire, which has its source at Loch Girvan Eye in the Carrick Forest section of Galloway Forest Park. This 28-mile river passes through the villages of Straiton, Crosshill and Dailly en route to the Firth of Clyde at Girvan Harbour.

Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Stream
Description: river in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, flows into the outer Firth of Clyde
Also known as: “Girvan Water” and “River Girvan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Girvan railway station and Girvan Community Hospital.

Girvan railway station

Railway station

Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Girvan railway station is a railway station serving the town of Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail, who operate all passenger services from there.

Girvan Community Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Girvan Community Hospital is a health facility in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Girvan and Turnberry.

Girvan

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Girvan is a seaside town in Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland, with a population of 6300 in 2022. It has a long, sandy beach and expanded as a resort when the railway arrived in Victorian times.

Turnberry

Village

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Turnberry is a village 6 miles north of Girvan, in the civil parish of Kirkoswald, in the council area of South Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a golf resort called Turnberry which has three courses. In 1991 it had a population of 149. Turnberry is situated 4½ miles north of Water of Girvan.

Dailly

Village

Photo: paul c, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dailly is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located on the Water of Girvan, five miles south of Maybole, and three miles east of Old Dailly. Dailly is situated 6 miles northeast of Water of Girvan.

Water of Girvan

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.2443° or 55° 14′ 40″ north

Longitude

-4.8596° or 4° 51′ 35″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

9C7Q64VR+P5

GeoNames ID

2648625

Wikidata ID

Q7973560

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Water of Girvan” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Water of Girvan”
German: “Water of Girvan”
Irish: “Abhainn Gharbhain”
Scots: “Watter o Girvan”
Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Gharbhain”
Swedish: “Water of Girvan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Old Dailly and Dipple.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Davidson Cottage Hospital and Dow Hill.

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