River Gryfe
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The River Gryffe or River Gryfe starts near Kilmacolm, Inverclyde District, Scotland.
It is feed from a number of streams or burns on the moors above Kilmacolm; including the Gryffe Water (or Gryfe Water), Burnbank Water, Blacketty Water and the Mill Burn. It gave its name to the medieval lordship of Strathgryfe.
It flows for approximately 16 miles to join the Black Cart near Glasgow International Airport; passing through Bridge of Weir, Crosslee and Houston.
The River Gryfe was formerly used to supply water for powering water mills at Kilmacolm; and at Crosslee, the latter fed via a lade which left the River Gryfe near Bridge of Weir.
The river also supplied process water to ROF Bishopton; the water was taken near where the Linwood Moss road joins the Houston Road. The Dargavel Burn, which rises north of Kilmacolm, joins the River Gryfe near the site of the former Houston station on the former Caledonian Railway, now the Inverclyde Line, after flowing in a south-east direction through ROF Bishopton.
The 'Gryffe' name seems to be of a more recent invention, but is becoming the predominant usage in the area, seen for example in new signposts and the names of organisations such as the Gryffe Valley Rotary Club and Gryffe High School in Houston.
[edit] External link
- River Gryfe at the Gazetteer of Scotland.
