River Nith
The River Nith (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nid; Common Brittonic: Nowios) is a river in south-west Scotland. The Nith rises in the Carsphairn hills of East Ayrshire, between Prickeny Hill and Enoch Hill, 4.4 miles (7.1 km) east of Dalmellington. For the majority of its 70 miles (110 km) course it flows in a south-easterly direction through Dumfries and Galloway and then into the Solway Firth at Airds Point.
| River Nith | |
|---|---|
The estuary of the River Nith, opening into Solway Firth south of Dumfries | |
| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Enoch Hill |
| • coordinates | 55.328°N 4.284°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Solway Firth |
| Length | 70 mi (110 km) |
| Basin size | 1,230 km2 (470 sq mi) |
The territory through which the river flows is called Nithsdale (historically known as "Stranit" from Scottish Gaelic: Strath Nid, "valley of the Nith").
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