River Stinchar

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File:River Stinchar at Knockdolian.jpg
The River Stinchar at Knockdolian, South Ayrshire.
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Ardstinchar Castle and the bridge over the river

The River Stinchar (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".)[1] is a river in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It flows south west from the Galloway Forest Park to enter the Firth of Clyde at Ballantrae, about Script error: No such module "convert". south-southeast of Ailsa Craig.

It is reputed poet Robert Burns fished the river, and despite being impressed by its beauty, was unable to find words to rhyme with the name.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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In the mid-20th century, William MacFarlane and his family, who lived in nearby Pinmore Lodge among Script error: No such module "convert"., built motor boats under the brand of Stinchar Craft.

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See also

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