Black Devon

The Black Devon is a river in . The name is tautological, with Devon coming from a Pictish word meaning black. It rises in the Cleish Hills, specifically the area known as Outh Muir, 1.5 kilometres north of Knockhill Racing Circuit, around 9 kilometres north-west of , , with the gathering of three small streams in branch formation.
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  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 16 feet (5 metres)
  • Description: river in Fife and Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK, flows into the River Forth
  • Also known as
    “Black Devon River”
    “Duibhe Bheag”
    “Duibhe Dhubh”
    “Little Devon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clackmannanshire Bridge and Kincardine Bridge.
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The is a road bridge over the…
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The is a road bridge crossing the…
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The is a folly in Dunmore Park, near in , . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Black Devon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Airth and Letham.
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is a Royal Burgh, village, former trading port and civil parish in Falkirk, Scotland.
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is a small former mining village in district, Scotland.
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or Kincardine-on-Forth is a town on the…

Black Devon

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Latitude
56.06667° or 56° 4′ north
Longitude
-3.75° or 3° 45′ west
Open location code
9C8R3782+M2
Geo­Names ID
2655506
Wiki­data ID
Q4920641

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Black Devon” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Black Devon”
  • Cebuano: “Black Devon”
  • German: “Black Devon”
  • Irish: “Duibhe Bheag”
  • Irish: “Duibhe Dhubh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Black Devon”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Duibhe Bheag”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Duibhe Dhubh”
  • Swedish: “Black Devon”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Bellsdyke and Bellsdyke.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include River Forth and Peathill.

Scotland: Highlights

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Curious Streams to Discover

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