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Watter o Luice

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Glenluce Viaduct

The Watter o Luice is a river in Dumfries an Gallowa in soothwast Scotland.[1]

The Main Watter o Luice rises in Sooth Ayrshire, flowes sooth tae New Luice, whaur it is jynt bi the Cross Watter o Luice, an flowes intil the Solway Firth at Luice Bay. The Luice is crosst bi the aight-airch Glenluce Viaduct near Glenluice. This viaduct ance cairrit the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway tae Stranrawer.

The Upper Proprietor is Dr Sir Nicholas Spicer Bt o the Lagafater Estate, while the Lower Proprietor is the Rt Hon Yerl o Stair o the Stair Estates.[2] The fishin is governt bi the Luce District Salmon Fishery Board.[3]

References

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  1. GeoNames 2643446: Water of Luce http://www.geonames.org/2643446/water-of-luce.html
  2. "Luce District Salmon Fishery Board". Galloway Fisheries Trust. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. "Luce District Salmon Fishery Board". Galloway Fisheries Trust. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

Coordinates: 54°51′N 4°50′W / 54.850°N 4.833°W / 54.850; -4.833