The Doon is mentioned in Burns' classic narrative poem "Tam o' Shanter", along with the Brig o' Doon, which spans 72 feet (22 metres) across the river, just outside Alloway. The river is also the major setting for his lesser-known poem "The Banks O' Doon".
Courseedit
The River Doon begins at Loch Doon, flowing in a northwesterly direction from the loch. The loch is dammed at the source of the river by the Loch Doon Dam. The river flows north from the loch through Ness Glen, a densely forested gorge.[2]
The Doon ends its nearly 40-mile course at the Firth of Clyde, just south of Ayr.[3]
Referencesedit
^McLean, David (9 February 2021). "The tiny Scottish village named after an Indian city of 2.5 million people". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
^Murray, Thomas (1868). Murrays' Scottish Tourist: An Illustrated Companion to the Routes in Murrays' Time Tables. Scotland: Thomas Murray. p. 38.
^"River Doon". Ayrshire Rivers Trust. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
river, doon, this, article, about, river, scotland, river, zealand, doon, river, scottish, gaelic, abhainn, dhùin, pronounced, avɪɲˈɣuːɲ, river, ayrshire, scotland, course, generally, north, westerly, passing, near, town, dalmellington, through, villages, patn. This article is about the river in Scotland For the river in New Zealand see Doon River The River Doon Scottish Gaelic Abhainn Dhuin pronounced avɪɲˈɣuːɲ is a river in Ayrshire Scotland Its course is generally north westerly passing near to the town of Dalmellington and through the villages of Patna 1 Dalrymple and Alloway birthplace of Robert Burns The source of the Doon is Loch Doon high in the Galloway Hills The Auld Brig o Doon In the 1930s Loch Doon was dammed to provide water to the Galloway Hydro Electric Scheme today operated by Scottish Power The Doon is mentioned in Burns classic narrative poem Tam o Shanter along with the Brig o Doon which spans 72 feet 22 metres across the river just outside Alloway The river is also the major setting for his lesser known poem The Banks O Doon Course editThe River Doon begins at Loch Doon flowing in a northwesterly direction from the loch The loch is dammed at the source of the river by the Loch Doon Dam The river flows north from the loch through Ness Glen a densely forested gorge 2 The Doon ends its nearly 40 mile course at the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr 3 References edit McLean David 9 February 2021 The tiny Scottish village named after an Indian city of 2 5 million people The Scotsman Retrieved 24 January 2023 Murray Thomas 1868 Murrays Scottish Tourist An Illustrated Companion to the Routes in Murrays Time Tables Scotland Thomas Murray p 38 River Doon Ayrshire Rivers Trust Retrieved 23 March 2024 External links editRiver Doon at the Ayrshire Rivers Trust 55 26 22 N 4 39 00 W 55 43944 N 4 65000 W 55 43944 4 65000 nbsp This East Ayrshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This South Ayrshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title River Doon amp oldid 1215142292, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
