- River Tyne, Scotland
The River Tyne is a
river inScotland ,UK . It rises in the Moorfoot Hills inMidlothian nearTynehead to the south ofEdinburgh , at the junction of the B6458 and the B6367. It continues for approx. 30 miles in a north-eastern direction, and it empties into theNorth Sea near Belhaven.Origins
The Tyne is mainly a
confluence between the Birns Water and the Tyne Water, approx. 2 km east of EasterPencaitland and 1 km south west of Spilmersford Bridge, in the grounds ofSaltoun Hall . The Humbie Water is another main headwater.The Tyne has a number of tributaries:
*Bellyford Burn, rises east ofDalkeith ; passes north ofCousland, Midlothian and south of Carberry Hill; south ofElphinstone Tower ; north ofOrmiston ; joins Puddle Burn; joins Tyne Water atWinton House .
*Kinchie Burn, rises east ofPathhead ; suppliesGlenkinchie Distillery ; joins Burns Water at Milton Bridge, West Saltoun.
*Blackford Burn/Belsis Burn/Murray's Burn, joins the Tyne Water atPencaitland .
*Cock Burn, rises at Lower Saltoun, joins the Tyne at Badger Wood.
*Fala Dam Burn, East Water, Salters' Burn and Blackhouse Burn combine into Keith Water which flows intoHumbie Water, south of Humbie Kirk.
*Johnstounburn Water rises near Woodcote Mill and joins Humbie Water near Saltoun Forest.
*Letham Burn and St Laurence House Burn combine to join the Tyne at the southern outskirts of Haddington.
*Bearford Burn rises in Playmuir wood and joins the Tyne at Beanston Mill.
*Old Hailes Burn joins the Tyne at Hailes Castle.Gallery starts with the Tyne's main headwaters: Birns Water, Tyne Water, Humbie WaterJourney
On its way to the
North Sea , the Tyne passes through, or near to, the following places:
* Easter Pencaitland; Spilmersford Bridge, B6355; Saltoun Hall
* Nisbet; Badger Wood; Herdmanston Mains
* Samuelston bridge; Begbie; Grants' Braes Bridge on B6368
* Clerkington and Clerkington Mill
* Haddington: Knox Academy; Stevenson Bridge; Cheviot House Mill; Sports Centre; Waterloo Bridge B6368; St. Mary's Church; Nungate Bridge; Victoria Bridge
* Abbey Bridge, Abbeymill Farm (south of the A1); Lady's Wood; Stevenson House
* Sandy's Mill; Beanston Mill; Brown Knowe Plantation;
*Hailes Castle , Hailes Mill
* A1 Bridge, Brae Heads, north ofTraprain Law
*East Linton ; A199 bridge; B1377 bridge
*Phantassie Farm, birthplace ofJohn Rennie (engineer) ;Phantassie Doocot
* alongside the B1407, pastPrestonkirk Parish Church andPreston Mill
* Knowes Mill; Acre Plantation;Tyninghame Bridge, A198; Firth Plantation
*Tyninghame House north of the Tyne
*Mosshouse Point ;Hedderwick Sands ; Belhaven Bay, Tyne Sands, St. Baldred's Cradle, John Muir Country ParkThe River Tyne's journey from Spilmersford Bridge to the Tyne Estuary
Environment
pecies
* [http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/commissioned_reports/f001j07.pdf Survey of Water Voles within the Tyne catchment, by Scottish Natural Heritage]
* [http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/article.php?id=18996&sec=1 East Lothian Courier article 24/01/08, Otter revival on the Tyne]
* [http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jeb/2006/00000019/00000005/art00026?crawler=true Threespine sticklebacks in the River Tyne / Edinburgh Univ. Institute of Evolutionary Biology]Water quality
* [http://www.sepa.org.uk/publications/waterenv/html/3.html Scottish Environment Protection Agency report: "Scotland's Water Environment Review 2000-2006"]
Fishing
* [http://www.wild-fishing-scotland.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4903.0 Fishing tips for River Tyne]
* The East Lothian Angling Association controls 25 miles of the tyne and its feeder burns; there areBrown trout andsea trout .External links
* [http://www.bestechsystems.com/casestudy14.shtml A1 River Tyne Bridge case study]
* [http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/tyne_scot.htm UK Rivers Guidebook]Walks leaflets
* [http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/documents/contentmanage/HaddingtonWalks-13101.PDF PDF Map Leaflet of Haddington with River Tyne information]
* [http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/images/walks/Walk6VogrieTyneValleyPath.pdf Midlothian Council Walk Leaflet PDF on Vogrie Country park / Tyne Valley Path]
* [http://walking.visitscotland.com/walks/centralscotland/vogrie-tyne-valley-path Description of walking Tyne Valley Path at Vogrie Country Park, Midlothian]ee also
*
List of rivers in Scotland
*Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS)
*List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom
*List of navigation authorities in the United Kingdom
*List of places in East Lothian
*List of places in Midlothian
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