TheRiver Doon (Scottish Gaelic:Abhainn Dhùin,pronounced[avɪɲˈɣuːɲ]) is a river inAyrshire,Scotland. Its course is generally north-westerly, passing near to the town ofDalmellington, and through the villages ofPatna,[1]Dalrymple, andAlloway, birthplace ofRobert Burns. The source of the Doon isLoch Doon, high in theGalloway Hills.
In the 1930s Loch Doon was dammed to provide water to theGalloway Hydro Electric Scheme, today operated byScottish Power.
The Doon is mentioned in Burns' classic narrative poem "Tam o' Shanter", along with theBrig o' Doon, which spans 72 feet (22 metres) across the river, just outside Alloway. The river is also the major setting for his lesser-known poem "The Banks O' Doon".
The River Doon begins at Loch Doon, flowing in a northwesterly direction from the loch. The loch is dammed at the source of the river by the Loch Doon Dam. The river flows north from the loch through Ness Glen, a densely forestedgorge.[2]
The Doon ends its nearly 40-mile course at theFirth of Clyde, just south ofAyr.[3]
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