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

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Kip Water, Inverclyde history

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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

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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:

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.

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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