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Kip Water, also known as the River Kip, is a short river in Inverclyde, Scotland. It originates at Cornalees in the hills between Inverkip and Greenock and runs through Shielhill Glen, Dunrod Glen and the Kip Valley before entering the Firth of Clyde. When you visit Kip Water, Inverclyde, Walkfo brings Kip Water, Inverclyde places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

Kip Water, Inverclyde Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kip Water, Inverclyde

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Kip Water, Inverclyde history

John Ainslie’s 1800 map of the County of Renfrew shows the upper reaches of the River named “Shaws Burn” and the lower reaches at Ardgowan Policies named “Ardgowan Water” This was before the construction of Shaws Water Scheme, which opened in 1827 and modified the source of the river.

Present Course

The present source of the river is Compensation Reservoir at Cornalees Bridge. It drops steeply down Shielhill Glen to Millhouse, where it passes under the so-called ‘Roman Bridge’ At this point the river enters Dunrod Glen where it runs around three sides of Idzholm Hill.

Past Industry

Aislie and Thomson maps show mills, including a waulkmill, at Ardgowan Policies. Little or no trace of these mills survives today. Three sandstone quarries were active at the top of Shielhill Glen in the late 19thC.

Present Industry

Other than workshops at Kip Marina, there is no industry on the river at the time of writing in May 2018. Other than the workshops, there has been no industry in the river.

Future Industry

Ardgowan Distillery will take water from the river for process and cooling purposes. No opening date for the distillery has been confirmed.

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Best Kip Water, Inverclyde places to visit

Kip Water, Inverclyde has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kip Water, Inverclyde’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kip Water, Inverclyde’s information audio spots:

Kip Water, Inverclyde photo Skelmorlie
Skelmorlie is the northernmost settlement in the council area of North Ayrshire. It is contiguous with Wemyss Bay, which is in Inverclyde. The dividing line is the Kelly Burn, which flows into the Firth of Clyde.
Kip Water, Inverclyde photo Castle Wemyss
Castle Wemyss was a large mansion on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde . It stood on the south side of the firth of the Clyde at Wemyess Point, Scotland .

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here Kip Water, Inverclyde has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Kip Water, Inverclyde plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Kip Water, Inverclyde using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Kip Water, Inverclyde plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.