River Add

River Add
The River Add near Kilmichael Glassary
Location
CountryScotland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationStreams near Loch Sidheannach
Mouth 
 • location
Loch Crinan, Crinan
 • coordinates
56°05′30″N 5°32′54″W / 56.0917°N 5.5483°W / 56.0917; -5.5483
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftKilmartin Burn, Rhudil Burn
 • rightAbhainn Bheag an Tunns

The River Add (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Àd) is a river which runs through Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland. Historically, it was known as the river Airigh but to avoid confusion with the Aray (which gives its name to Inveraray), it was renamed the River Add[when?].

The surrounding valley still retains the name Glen Airigh, and the river gave rise to the name Glassary (Glas Airidh, meaning grey or green shieling or hill-pasture[1]), by which the surrounding district of Glassary is known. In turn, this forms the second part of the name of Kilmichael Glassary, a village in the lower parts of the valley. Kilmichael Glassary is the home village of the founder of the Campbells of Auchinbreck, a senior cadet branch of Clan Campbell.[2] The 1,500-foot (460 m) high Marylyn of Beinn Dubh Airigh is situated on the northern edge of Glen Airigh, separating it from Glen Awe.[3]

  1. ^ Johnston 1903, p. 147.
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Kilmichael Glassary Parish Church, Kilmichael Village (Category B Listed Building) (LB11033)".
  3. ^ "Beinn Dubh Airigh". The Mountain Guide.