Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Kirkstead Burn

Kirkstead Burn, a troutful stream of Yarrow parish, Selkirkshire, rising on the eastern slope of Black Law at an altitude of 1980 feet, and running 41/8 miles south-eastward till, after a descent of 1170 feet, it falls into the foot of St Mary's Loch.—Ord. Sur., shs. 24, 16, 1864.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a troutful stream"   (ADL Feature Type: "streams")
Administrative units: Yarrow ScoP       Selkirkshire ScoCnty

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