Euchan Water, a rivulet in Sanquhar parish, NW Dumfriesshire, rising on the SE slope of Blacklarg Hill, close to the meeting-point of Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, and Ayr shires, and running 9¼ miles east-north-eastward through mountain scenery, till it falls into the Nith opposite Sanquhar Castle, after a total descent of 1500 feet.Ord. Sur., sh. 15, 1864. Euchar, a rivulet in Lorn district, Argyllshire, issuing from Loch Scammadale, and running 2 miles west-bysouthward, then 2 north-westward, till it falls into the sea at Kilninver. It traverses a deep, rocky, and finely wooded ravine, and makes a waterfall a mile above its mouth. Trout, of ¼ lb. each, are plentiful; and salmon and sea-trout collect in a pool below the fall.
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