Lyne Water, a stream of NW Peeblesshire, rising among the Pentlands at an altitude of 1250 feet above sea-level, within ½ mile of the Midlothian border, and winding 18¾ miles south-south-eastward through or along the boundaries of Linton, Newlands, Stobo, Lyne, and Peebles parishes, till, after a total descent of nearly 700 feet, it falls into the Tweed near Lyne station, 3 miles W by S of Peebles town. It is joined by Baddinsgill Burn, West Water, Cairn Burn, Dead Burn, Flemington Burn, and Tarth Water; its pleasant meadowy vale is here and there prettily wooded, especially opposite Drochil Castle; and its amber-coloured waters, which are open to the public, contain good store of trout.Ord. Sur., shs. 32, 24, 1857-64.
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