Liddel Watter
The Liddel Watter is a river rinnin throu soothren Scotland an northren England, for muckle o its coorse formin the mairch atween the twa kintras, an wis umwhile ane o the boonds o the Debatable Launds.
| Liddel Watter | |
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 Upper reaks o Liddel Watter | |
| Basin | |
| Main source | Peel Fell (Scottish side) near Saughtree, The Mairches, Scotland 55°17′17″N 2°35′31″W / 55.288185°N 2.591997°W |
The soorce o the Liddel Watter is aneath Peel Fell in Roxburghshire in The Mairches, whaur it is formt bi the meetin o Caddroun Burn. Womscleuch Burn, an Peel Burn. Suin efterwart, the young Liddel Watter is fed bi Dawston Burn near the veelage o Saughtree.
The river conteenas tae pick up tributarys (leetit ablo) as it follaes its soothwastren coorse, that taks it throu the veelage o Cowpshawholme (kent as Newcastleton an aw) to Kershopefuit, whaur the burn begins tae merk the Scots-English Mairch.
The Liddel Watter syne flowes intil the River Esk at Willae Puil, leukit ower bi the sconces o the umwhile castle o Liddel Strenth near Carwinley in Cumbria.
Tributarys eedit
- Peel Burn
- Wormscleuch Burn
- Caddroun Burn
- Wane Cleuch
- Singdean Burn
- Dawston Burn
- Cooper Cleuch
- Alison Syke
- Cliffhope Burn
- Kiln Burn (at Burnmouth Ferm)
- Riccarton Burn (at Riccarton Ferm)
- Larriston Burn (at Hewisbrig Cot)
- Storff Burn
- Little Warrington Syke
- Bught Syke
- Holm Sykes
- Boghall Burn (at Dinlabyre)
- Riever Syke (at Ovenshank)
- Hermitage Watter (near Sandholm)
- Hartsgarth Burn
- Routing Burn
- Thief Syke
- Paddington Syke
- Toftholm Syke
- Roughley Burn
- Watt's Burn
- Roughley Syke
- Laidlehope Burn
- Leys Burn
- Whitrope Burn
- Pirryshiel Syke
- Sundhope Burn
- Black Cleuch
- Windy Cleuch
- Dinley Burn
- Braidley Burn
- Tongue Burn
- Barley Burn
- Crib Burn
- Gorrenberry Burn
- Billhope Burn
- Langtae Syke
- Chapel Grain
- Caulker Grain
- Twislehope Burn
- Hartsgarth Burn
- Ryedale Burn (near Brox)
- Ralton Burn
- Burnt Burn
- Rigging Syke
- Ralton Burn
- Black Burn (opposite Whithaugh)
- Bedda Cleuch
- Branch Cleuch
- Hog Gill
- Long Gill
- Rough Gill
- Priesthill Burn (at Whithaugh)
- Tweeden Burn (at Tweeden Plantation)
- Deep Sike
- Tinnis Burn (anent Kershopefuit)
- Todhunter Grain
- Black Grain
- Green Burn
- Kershope Burn (at Kershopefuit)
- Clark's Syke
- Muir Burn (near Bankhead)
- Rae Gill
- Whitlawside Burn (near Whitlawside)
- Archer Beck (near Crookholm)
- Mid Cleuch
- Rowan Burn (at Rowanburnfuit)
Gailerie eedit
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Scots-English Mairch -
Blaeu - Atlas o Scotland 1654 -
Liddel Strength. Site o a Norman motte an bailey castle
