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Kilmarnock River
KILMARNOCK (The), a considerable rivulet of
the district of Cunningham, Ayrshire.
Over most part of its course it is a double stream, or flows in two
head-waters.
Both of these rise in the southeast corner of Renfrewshire, 1½ mile
beyond the
limits of Ayrshire, and at points 3½ miles asunder; and they pursue a
course
respectively of 9 and 10 miles, in a direction west of south,
gradually approaching
each other as they advance, till they unite at Dean-castle. The
western or shorter
branch flows past Kingswell inn, and the village of Fenwick, and very
generally is
called Fenwick-water; and the eastern branch, after having received
from the east a
tributary nearly equal in length and bulk to itself, is overlooked by
the tine
mansion and demesne of Craufurdland. The united stream has a course of
only 2 miles,
flows past the town of Kilmarnock, and falls into the Irvine 3
furlongs below
Riccarton.
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