The Annick Water is the largest tributary of the River Irvine. The river runs from Long Loch, just inside East Renfrewshire, in a generally south-western direction through North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire, to confluence with its parent river at Irvine, North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland. The name may derive from the Gaelic for 'overflowing' and Strathannick is very much prone to flooding as recorded by SEPA.
The Annick Water near Cunninghamhead mill
The Annick Water looking upstream from Chapeltoun Bridge.
The dismantled bridge at Lainshaw after the drowning in 2007.
The bridge and weir below Lainshaw House.
The River Irvine is a river that flows through southwest Scotland. Its watershed is on the Lanarkshire border of Ayrshire at an altitude of 810 feet (250 m) above sea-level, near Loudoun Hill, Drumclog, and 7 miles SW by W of Strathaven. It flows 29+1⁄2 mi (47.5 km) westward, dividing the old district of Cunninghame from that of Kyle, until it reaches the sea via Irvine Harbour in the form of the Firth of Clyde, and flows into Irvine Bay by the town of Irvine. It has many tributaries, some of which form parish, district and other boundaries.
The River Irvine as it passes through the town centre of Irvine, North Ayrshire
19th-century stepping stones that used to be at Struthers Farm on the River Irvine in East Ayrshire, near Crookedholme
Craig House from Laigh Milton viaduct
A close up view of the Grannie Stone
