River Nith
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The '''River Nith''' ({{langx|gd|Abhainn Nid}}; {{langx|cel-x-combrit|Nowios}}) is a river in south-west Scotland. The Nith rises in the [[Carsphairn and Scaur Hills|Carsphairn hills]] of [[East Ayrshire]], between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, {{convert|4.4|mi}} east of [[Dalmellington]].[http://www.almanacofscotland.co.uk/rivers.htm "Almanac of Scotland"] For the majority of its {{convert|70|mi}} course{{cite book |last1=Clayton |first1=Phil |title=Headwaters: Walking to British River Sources |date=2012 |publisher=Frances Lincoln Limited |location=London |isbn=9780711233638 |page=198 |edition=First}} it flows in a south-easterly direction through [[Dumfries and Galloway]] and then into the [[Solway Firth]] at Airds Point. |
The '''River Nith''' ({{langx|gd|Abhainn Nid}}; {{langx|cel-x-combrit|Nowios}}) is a river in south-west Scotland. The Nith rises in the [[Carsphairn and Scaur Hills|Carsphairn hills]] of [[East Ayrshire]], between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, {{convert|4.4|mi}} east of [[Dalmellington]].[http://www.almanacofscotland.co.uk/rivers.htm "Almanac of Scotland"] For the majority of its {{convert|70|mi}} course{{cite book |last1=Clayton |first1=Phil |title=Headwaters: Walking to British River Sources |date=2012 |publisher=Frances Lincoln Limited |location=London |isbn=9780711233638 |page=198 |edition=First}} it flows in a south-easterly direction through [[Dumfries and Galloway]] and then into the [[Solway Firth]] at Airds Point. |
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The territory through which the river flows is called [[Nithsdale]] (historically known as "Stranit" from {{langx|gd|Strath Nid}}, |
The territory through which the river flows is called [[Nithsdale]] (historically known as "Stranit" from {{langx|gd|Strath Nid}}, {{gloss|valley of the Nith}}). |
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==Length== |
==Length== |
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