The River Nith (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nid; Common Brittonic: Nowios) is a river in south-west Scotland. The Nith rises in the Carsphairn hills of East...
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Nith River is a river in Brant, Oxford and Perth counties and the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The Nith River is...
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Nith may refer to: River Nith (Scotland) Nith River (Canada) Nīþ a term for a social stigma implying the loss of honour and the status of a villain. Nithing...
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royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, 25 miles (40 km) from the Anglo-Scottish border....
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before joining the River Nith at New Cumnock. New Cumnock in the Afton area was the scene of the Knockshinnoch Disaster in 1950. The river is celebrated in...
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In historical Germanic society, nīþ (Old Norse: níð Old English: nīþ, nīð; Old Dutch: nīth) was a term for a social stigma implying the loss of honour...
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River Carron (Wester Ross); Carron Water (Aberdeenshire); Carron Water ( > Nith) Conon River Conon (Skye); River Conon ( > Cromarty Firth) Dee River Dee...
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Friars Carse (section The River Nith)
of Dunscore, Scotland. The property is located on the west bank of the River Nith and is known for its strong associations with Robert Burns who lived for...
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are three National scenic areas within this region. Nith Estuary: this area follows the River Nith southward from just south of Dumfries into the Solway...
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from the River Nith. Traditionally it has been described as stretching from "the braes of Glenapp to the Nith". The valleys of three rivers, the Urr Water...
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Glencaple Quay (category Rivers of Dumfries and Galloway)
Glencaple Quay (NX994687) is located on the River Nith, it mainly served the town of Dumfries and to some degree the Glencaple area as well as its hinterland...
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of Kirkcudbrightshire in Dumfries and Galloway on the west side of the River Nith. The eastern-side was merged with Dumfries to the east in 1929, and today...
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Solway Firth (section Rivers)
extends for a considerable distance on both sides of the channel of the River Nith. Between 1869 and 1921, the estuary was crossed by the Solway Junction...
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North Dumfries (redirect from Grand River, Ontario)
his hometown of Dumfries in Scotland. The Nith River passes through Dumfries in Canada just as the River Nith passes through Dumfries in Scotland. That...
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of rivers, nor much agreement as to what constitutes a river. Thus the River Ure and River Ouse can be counted as one river system or as two rivers. If...
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mountain-building orogeny. The headwaters of the River Nith incise them deeply on the south, as the Nith falls much more steeply (to the nearby Solway Firth)...
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The A702 road passes through Penpont. West of Thornhill it crosses the River Nith on a two-arched stone bridge in Penpont parish. It was built in the 1760s...
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Kelton Harbour and Village (category Rivers of Dumfries and Galloway)
Kelton Harbour and Village (NX988708) are located on the East side of the River Nith opposite the Kirkconnell Merse, about 3.5 miles (5.6Km) from Dumfries...
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Kingholm Quay (category Rivers of Dumfries and Galloway)
19th century and its associated village and warehouses is located on the River Nith, once serving the town of Dumfries and its hinterland in Dumfries and...
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/ˈsæŋkər/ (Scots: Sanchar, Scottish Gaelic: Seanchair) is a town on the River Nith in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, north of Thornhill and west of Moffat...
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Laghall Quay (category Rivers of Dumfries and Galloway)
Laghall Quay (NX973732) is located on the River Nith, once serving the estate of Laghall, later named Mavis Grove and now again called Laghall as well...
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Dumfries, and it occupied a large plot of ground that sloped down to the River Nith. The house is built of polished red ashlar. The roof is slate with corniced...
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The River Dee (Irish: An Níth) is a river in eastern Ireland, flowing from County Cavan to flow into the River Glyde near the coast, in County Louth. In...
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Firth (inlet with the rivers Eden, Esk and Nith). The Firth is off the Solway Coast. Rough Firth Places: Carlisle, England on the River Eden, Annan and Gretna...
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largest burgh in the Stewartry, on the western side of Dumfries over the River Nith, was transferred in 1930 to Dumfriesshire, and is now a suburb of the...
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boats up the River Nith from Carsethorn to Mill Green in the centre of Dumfries on the high tide. There are three bridges along the river that require...
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Ettrick Pen (2,269 ft or 692 m). The three longest rivers are the River Nith, the River Annan and the River Esk, the basins of which form the great dales by...
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borne the name HMS Nith. HMS Nith (1905) was a River-class destroyer launched in 1905 and broken up in 1919. HMS Nith (K215) was a River-class frigate launched...
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was built at the southern end of the town, on a mound overlooking the River Nith. An Anglican sisterhood dedicated to Saint Michael under the title of...
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Carsphairn and Scaur Hills (section River Nith)
boundary therefore follows the River Nith for all but some 5 kilometres. The A76 carries on from there southward with the River Nith to the town of Dumfries...
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