Biggar Water
Biggar Water is a river in Lanarkshire and Peeblesshire, in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It forms part of the River Tweed system. It rises, as Biggar Burn, in the north-east of the parish of Biggar, South Lanarkshire and flows about 6+3⁄4 miles generally south-westerly toward the town of Biggar, where it becomes Biggar Water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Dreva Craig and Helm End.
Dreva Craig
Archaeological site
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Dreva Craig is an archaeological site.
Wrae Tower
Ruins
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Wrae Tower is a ruined 16th-century stone tower house, located in the upper Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, and similarly south of the village of Broughton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drumelzier and Broughton.
Drumelzier
Village
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Drumelzier, is a village and civil parish on the B712 in the Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. The area of the village is extensive and includes the settlements of Wrae, Stanhope, Mossfennan and Kingledoors.
Broughton
Village
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Broughton is a village in Tweeddale in the historical county of Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders council area, in the south of Scotland, in the civil parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho and Upper Tweed Community Council.
Bellspool
Locality
Bellspool is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near to Drumelzier, Hopcarton and Kingledoors… Bellspool is situated 2 miles east of Biggar Water.
Biggar Water
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, tributary of the River Tweed
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Biggar Water” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Biggar Water”
- Swedish: “Biggar Water”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Calzeat and Stanhope.
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Highlights include Holms Water and Rachan Hill.
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