422 THE CLYDE, AND STREAMS OF THE SOUTH-WEST. 



appearance, and preserves these features, until discharg- 

 ing itself into the sea, two miles to the west of Ayr. 



Loch Doon, out of which this river glides, is upwards 

 of six miles in length, and in breadth one mile. It is 

 much frequented by anglers, and contains abundance 

 of trout. In the parish of Strait on, where it is partly 

 situated, there are no fewer than twenty-six lakes. 

 Upon three of these, Lochs Braden, Dercleugh, and 

 Finlas, boats are kept for angling. 



The Doon salmon-fishings belong to the Marquis of 

 Ailsa those of the Ayr to Mr. Oswald, of Auchin- 

 cruive. The former were lately rented for two hundred 

 and thirty-five pounds, the latter for forty-five pounds 

 annually. In the loch of Martnaham are found pike 

 and perch; and in Loch Fergus, near the Burgh of 

 Ayr, pike. 



The GIRVAN rises on the hills of Barr and Straiten. 

 In favourable seasons salmon ascend it. One of its 

 sources, the Spalander loch, contains charr and abun- 

 dance of good trout. Its extent is 'about forty-five 

 acres. Besides it, are several other expanses of water 

 connected with the Girvan, most of which produce 

 trout and other fishes. 



The STINCHAR is the only remaining water of note 

 in the county of Ayr. Its sources He among the lochs 

 in Barr parish, and the length of its channel is about 

 thirty miles. The salmon fisheries on this river draw a 

 rent of about two hundred and ten pounds per annum. 

 The principal tributaries of Stinchar are the Dusk, 

 Muck, and Tig. There are several lakes in Colmonell 

 parish, the largest of which are Lochs Dornal and 

 Maberry; the latter is connected with the Bladenoch 

 river, in Wigtonshire. 



