Fairy_Loup

Fairy Loup

Fairy Loup

Waterfall in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

Fairy Loup is a waterfall located on Byre Burn, a tributary of River Esk, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.[1]

Fairy Loup in flood

The waterfall's name originates in a local legend of "a fairy having leaped from one side to the other",[2] and is an example of a regional tradition of associating small streams with fairies.[3] This waterfall was one of several features near Langholm described in the poetry of Hugh MacDiarmid.[4]

A 14.5-kilometre (9.0 mi) loop trail passing through Canonbie and Rowanburn gives access to the waterfall.[5] Fly-tipping has been a problem in the area.[6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map series, sheets 309-470
  2. [2]
    Ordnance Survey 1848–1858, p. 146.
  3. [3]
    Hyslop & Hyslop 1912, p. 89.
  4. [4]
    Bold 1990, p. 18.
  5. [5]
    "The Walks". Langholm Walks Project. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  6. [6]
    "Dumping Ground". Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser. 16 July 2008. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

Bibliography

55.09452°N 2.94953°W / 55.09452; -2.94953


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