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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 6330 in 2020, 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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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.
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Highlights include Davidson Cottage Hospital and Dow Hill.
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