Kinnel Water
Location
Country	Scotland
Council area	Dumfries and Galloway
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	On the southern edge of the Lowther Hills
• coordinates	55°18′56″N 3°35′35″W / 55.31556°N 3.59306°W / 55.31556; -3.59306
Mouth
• location	Northeast of Lochmaben in the River Annan
• coordinates	55°8′20″N 3°24′56″W / 55.13889°N 3.41556°W / 55.13889; -3.41556
Length	32 km (20 mi)[1]

The Kinnel Water is a river in the Scottish council area of Dumfries and Galloway, in the shire of Dumfriesshire.^[1][2]

History

The Kinnel Water rises on the southern edge of the Lowther Hills around 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the top of Queensberry near the border with the neighboring council area of South Lanarkshire. A source river flows from the River Clyde, which flows to the northwest, at a distance of around 400 m (1,300 ft). After its upper course mainly follows a south-eastern direction through a hilly landscape, its course takes a southern direction after about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). For a few kilometers, the A701 runs largely parallel to the left bank before crossing the river. Around 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeast of Lochmaben it joins the River Annan, which subsequently flows into the Irish Sea via the Solway Firth. With a total length of around 32 km (20 mi), the river overcomes a height of 402 m (1,319 ft).^[2][1]

Several streams flow into the Kinnel Water on its course; there are no significant inflows other than the Water of Ae that flows into Templand. The Kinnel Water runs through a sparsely populated region, so that it affects few towns, of which Templand is the most populous.

Structures

The Kinnel Bridge spans the river near Templand and is protected as a Category A monument. The three-arch stone bridge was built in 1723 and was expanded around 100 years later.^[3] In Templand, the river also passes through the listed farmhouse Ross Mains.^[4] Next is upriver with Raehills House, a mansion of the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell near the right bank.^[5]

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