Glenmuir Water
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| Glenmuir Water | |
|---|---|
 The Water of Glenmuir at Dalblair Bridge | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Ayrshire |
| District | East Ayrshire |
| Towns/settlements | Dalblair Lugar |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Southern Uplands, East Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lugar |
• coordinates | 55°28′02″N 4°13′06″W / 55.4673°N 4.2184°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Ayr |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Guelt, Avisyard Burn |
| • right | Duncanziemere Burn |
The Glenmuir Water is a river in Ayrshire, Scotland.The river rises high in the hills south of Muirkirk. On reaching Lugar the Glenmuir is joined by the Bellow Water and is renamed the Lugar Water. Ayrshire Rivers Trust Archived 7 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine monitor water quality for the river and visit annually.[1]
At Dalblair [2] the river passes the remains of Kyle Castle. Now a ruin, the castle dates from the 15th Century.[3]
The Lugar Sill
Where the Glenmuir Water Water joins the Bellow Water the river passes through a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) called The Lugar Sill.[4][5] The Lugar Sill is a geological feature which has been closely studied over many years. One of the many igneous rocks found in the sill is Lugarite,[6] an extremely rare rock found only at this locality.[7][8]
