The River Deveron, known anciently as the Dovern, is a river in the north east of Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The river has a length of 60 miles, and has a reputation for its salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing. Salmon is the common name for several species of Fish of the family Salmonidae. The brown trout ( Salmo trutta morpha fario and S trutta morpha lacustris) and the sea trout ( S The brown trout ( Salmo trutta morpha fario and S trutta morpha lacustris) and the sea trout ( S In its upper reaches peaty water flows over a bottom of shingle and rock and is fast flowing. [1]
The river has its source in the Ladder Hills between Glenbucket and the Cabrach, part of the Grampian range. Cabrach is a rural area in Moray, Scotland This article is about a mountain range in Scotland for other uses see Grampians. It begins as a small highland stream among peaty and heather covered country before leaving the hills and entering the rolling lowlands of fertile farmland. The two main streams in its upper course are the Alt Deveron and the Black Water. Some 17 miles downstream from the river's source, the river passes through the town of Huntly, were it is joined by its tributary, the River Bogie. Huntly ('Hunndaidh' is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie. [2]
The name Deveron is derived from the Gaelic word da-abluinn, meaning double river, a reference to its two main streams. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The Deveron is "the dark-rolling stream Duvranna" of James Macpherson's Ossian. James Macpherson (Seumas Mac a' Phearsain 27 October 1736 17 February 1796) was a Scottish Poet, known as the "translator" Ossian is the narrator and supposed author of a cycle of poems which the Scottish poet James Macpherson claimed to have translated from ancient sources in the [3]
Four miles further downstream the Deveron's second tributary, the River Isla flows in from the northwest. The River Isla ( Scottish Gaelic: Uisge Ile) is a tributary of the River Deveron in North-East Scotland. From this point on the Deveron becomes a mature river, pursuing a winding course through Turriff and finally flowing into the Moray Firth between the twin towns of Banff and Macduff. Turriff is a town and parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is approximately 166 feet above Sea level. The Moray Firth ( Scottish Gaelic: An Cuan Moireach or Linne Mhoireibh) is a roughly triangular Inlet (or Firth) of the North Banff ( Gaelic Banbh) and Macduff (Gaelic MacDhuibh) are neighbouring towns situated on Banff Bay, both of which are former [2]
References
- ^ The Deveron. Turriff Tackle And Trophies. Retrieved on April 23, 2006. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ a b The Rivers. The River Deveron District Salmon Fishery Board. Retrieved on April 23, 2006. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Glass, Aberdeenshire: The Story of a Parish, James Godsman, 1970
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