Water of Minnoch
The Water of Minnoch is a river in Ayrshire and Kirkcudbrightshire, all in the Galloway Forest and the Carrick Forest.
The river rises on the south slope of Eldrick Hill, with a number of burns joining by Waterhead on Minnoch, in southernmost Ayrshire. From here it flows due south, swallowing such streams as the Pillow Burn, which marks the border of Kirkcudbrightshire, and continues in that county, joined by more burns as it goes, including the Kirriemore Burn and Kirkennan Burn, and entering deep into the forest.
The river tumbles over a fall by the Glentrool Visitor Centre, and soon afterward receives the waters of the Water of Trool, which has run down Glentrool and from Loch Trool.
The river eventually emerges form the woods to join the River Cree.
Historical interest
On the Water of Minnoch is a deep pool known as the Murder Hole in which a family from Rowantree dumped their victims; they were caught, confessed and were the last to be hanged on the dule tree.[1]
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References
- ↑ Love, Dane: 'Legendary Ayrshire. Custom: Folklore: Tradition' (Carn Publishing, 2009) ISBN 978-0-9518128-6-0, Page 208