The Gryfe emerges to the south west of the village of Kilmacolm on the edge of the Duchal Woods. It is fed from a number of streams or burns on the moors above the village including the Burnbank Water, the Blacketty Water and the Mill Burn. Its main tributaries are the Green Water and the Gryfe Water, which flows through the village and begins on Little Creuch Hill to the south of Gryfe No. 1 Reservoir.
The Gryfe was formerly used to supply water for powering water mills at Kilmacolm and Crosslee, the latter fed via a lade (millstream) which left the River Gryfe near Bridge of Weir.
The river also supplied process water to ROF Bishopton; the water was taken near where the Linwood Moss road joins the Houston Road. The Dargavel Burn, which rises north of Kilmacolm, joins the River Gryfe near the site of the former Georgetown railway station after flowing in a south-east direction through ROF Bishopton.
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The River Gryffe signposted at Moss Road by Houston.
The name Gryfe comes from the Gaelic garbh meaning 'rough stream'.[1] The name is variously spelt with one 'f' or two; both spellings appear in official usage.[2][3]
There are a number of places named after the river including Gryffe Road in Kilmacolm, Gryffe Avenue in Bridge of Weir and Gryffe Crescent in Paisley, Gryffe High School – a state secondary school in Houston. There are organisations which refer to the river and its environs, such as the Gryffe ValleyRotary Club. The BBC also favours the Gryffe spelling.[5]
Referencesedit
^Maxwell, Sir Herbert (1894). Scottish Land Names; their Origin and Meaning. Edinburgh & London: Wm Blackwood & Sons.
river, gryfe, gryffe, river, tributary, black, cart, water, running, through, county, renfrew, west, scotland, gives, name, surrounding, gryffe, valley, also, known, strathgryfe, gryfethe, river, gryffelocationcountryunited, kingdomconstituent, countryscotland. The River Gryfe or Gryffe is a river and tributary of the Black Cart Water running through the County of Renfrew in the west of Scotland It gives its name to the surrounding Gryffe Valley also known as Strathgryfe GryfeThe River GryffeLocationCountryUnited KingdomConstituent countryScotlandCountyRenfrewshireTowns villagesKilmacolm Quarrier s Village Bridge of Weir Houston CrossleePhysical characteristicsSourceGryffe Reservoir Inverclyde coordinates55 54 28 8 N 4 44 42 W 55 908000 N 4 74500 W 55 908000 4 74500MouthBlack Cart Water Renfrewshire coordinates55 52 12 N 4 27 36 W 55 87000 N 4 46000 W 55 87000 4 46000Length26 km 16 mi Contents 1 Flow 2 Name 3 References 4 External linksFlow edit nbsp The Gryfe ReservoirThe Gryfe emerges to the south west of the village of Kilmacolm on the edge of the Duchal Woods It is fed from a number of streams or burns on the moors above the village including the Burnbank Water the Blacketty Water and the Mill Burn Its main tributaries are the Green Water and the Gryfe Water which flows through the village and begins on Little Creuch Hill to the south of Gryfe No 1 Reservoir It flows for approximately 16 miles 26 kilometres to join the Black Cart Water near Glasgow International Airport beside the M8 motorway at Blackstone Mains Farm having passed the north side of Quarriers Village and the villages of Bridge of Weir Crosslee and Houston The Gryfe was formerly used to supply water for powering water mills at Kilmacolm and Crosslee the latter fed via a lade millstream which left the River Gryfe near Bridge of Weir The river also supplied process water to ROF Bishopton the water was taken near where the Linwood Moss road joins the Houston Road The Dargavel Burn which rises north of Kilmacolm joins the River Gryfe near the site of the former Georgetown railway station after flowing in a south east direction through ROF Bishopton Name edit nbsp The River Gryffe signposted at Moss Road by Houston The name Gryfe comes from the Gaelic garbh meaning rough stream 1 The name is variously spelt with one f or two both spellings appear in official usage 2 3 The churches of Stragrif Strathgryffe are mentioned in the 1169 charter of Paisley Abbey In 1968 Independent Labour Party politician Thomas Taylor was made a life peer as Lord Taylor of Gryfe of Bridge of Weir in the County of Renfrew 4 There are a number of places named after the river including Gryffe Road in Kilmacolm Gryffe Avenue in Bridge of Weir and Gryffe Crescent in Paisley Gryffe High School a state secondary school in Houston There are organisations which refer to the river and its environs such as the Gryffe Valley Rotary Club The BBC also favours the Gryffe spelling 5 References edit Maxwell Sir Herbert 1894 Scottish Land Names their Origin and Meaning Edinburgh amp London Wm Blackwood amp Sons of Gryfe by Renfrewshire Council of Gryffe by Renfrewshire Council HL Deb 31 January 1968 vol 288 c771 of Gryffe used by the BBCExternal links editRiver Gryfe at the Gazetteer of Scotland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title River Gryfe amp oldid 1081618466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
