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The '''River Tyne''' is a [[river]] in [[Scotland]]. It [[source (river)|rises]] in the [[Moorfoot Hills]] in [[Midlothian]] near [[Tynehead]] to the south of [[Edinburgh]], at the junction of the B6458 and the B6367. It continues for approx. 30 miles in a north-eastern direction, and it empties into the [[North Sea]] near [[Belhaven, Scotland|Belhaven]].
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The '''River Tyne''' is a [[river]] in [[Scotland]]. It [[source (river)|rises]] in the [[Moorfoot Hills]] in [[Midlothian]] near Tynehead to the
The '''River Tyne''' is a [[river]] in [[Scotland]]. It [[source (river)|rises]] in the [[Moorfoot Hills]] in [[Midlothian]] near [[Tynehead]] to the south of [[Edinburgh]], at the junction of the B6458 and the B6367. It continues for approx.approximately {{convert|30 miles in a north|mi|km|-eastern1|abbr=off}} directionnortheast, and it empties into the [[North Sea]] near [[Belhaven, Scotland|Belhaven]].
 
==Origins==
The Tyne is mainly a [[confluence]] between the '''Birns Water''' and the '''Tyne Water''', approx.about 2 km east of Easter [[Pencaitland]] and 1 km south west of Spilmersford Bridge, in the grounds of [[Saltoun Hall]]. The '''Humbie Water''' is another main headwater.
 
The Tyne has a number of [[tributary|tributaries]]:
* Bellyford Burn, rises east of [[Dalkeith]]; passes north of [[Cousland, Midlothian]] and south of [[Carberry, EastLothian|Carberry]] Hill; south of [[Elphinstone Tower, East Lothian|Elphinstone Tower]]; north of [[Ormiston]]; joins Puddle Burn; joins Tyne Water at [[Winton House]].
* Kinchie Burn, rises east of [[Pathhead, Midlothian|Pathhead]]; supplies [[Glenkinchie|Glenkinchie Distillery]]; joins Birns Water at Milton Bridge, West Saltoun.
* Blackford Burn/Belsis Burn/Murray's Burn, joins the Tyne Water at [[Pencaitland]].
* Cock Burn, rises at Lower Saltoun, joins the Tyne at Badger Wood.
* Fala Dam Burn, East Water, Salters' Burn and Blackhouse Burn combine into Keith Water which flows into [[Humbie]] Water, south of Humbie Kirk.
* Johnstounburn Water rises near Woodcote Mill and joins Humbie Water near Saltoun Forest.
* Letham Burn and St Laurence House Burn combine to join the Tyne at the southern outskirts of Haddington.
* Bearford Burn rises in Playmuir wood and joins the Tyne at Beanston Mill.
* Old Hailes Burn joins the Tyne at Hailes Castle.
'''Gallery starts with the Tyne's main headwaters: Birns Water, Tyne Water, Humbie Water'''
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* Samuelston bridge; Begbie; Grants' Braes Bridge on B6368
* Clerkington and Clerkington Mill
* [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]]: [[Knox Academy]]; Stevenson Bridge; Cheviot House Mill; Sports Centre; Waterloo Bridge [[B6368]]; [[St. Mary's Collegiate Church|St. Mary's Church]]; Nungate Bridge; Victoria Bridge; Forms part of North boundary of Haddington golf club.
* Abbey Bridge, Abbeymill Farm (south of the A1); Lady's Wood; Stevenson House
* Sandy's Mill; Beanston Mill; Brown Knowe Plantation;
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==Environment==
 
===Species===
* [http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/commissioned_reports/f001j07.pdf Survey of '''Water Voles''' within the Tyne catchment, by Scottish Natural Heritage]
* [http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/article.php?id=18996&sec=1 East Lothian Courier article 24/01/08, '''Otter''' revival on the Tyne]
* [http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jeb/2006/00000019/00000005/art00026?crawler=true Threespine '''sticklebacks''' in the River Tyne / Edinburgh Univ. Institute of Evolutionary Biology]
 
===Water quality===
* [http://www.sepa.org.uk/publications/waterenv/html/3.html Scottish Environment Protection Agency report: "Scotland's Water Environment Review 2000-2006"]
 
===Fishing===
* [http://www.wild-fishing-scotland.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4903.0 Fishing tips for River Tyne]
* The East Lothian Angling Association controls 25 miles of the tyne and its feeder burns; there are [[Brown trout]] and [[sea trout]].
 
==See also==
* [[List of rivers in Scotland]]
* [[Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland]] (RAFTS)
* [[List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of navigation authorities in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of places in East Lothian]]
* [[List of places in Midlothian]]
 
==External links==
* [httphttps://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/tyne_scot.htmrivers/scotland/southern-uplands/river-tyne-haddington-to-the-sea UK Rivers Guidebook: River Tyne]
* [http://www.bestechsystems.com/casestudy14.shtml A1 River Tyne Bridge case study]
* [https://www.trout-salmon-fishing.com/scotland-river-tyne.htm Trout fishing on River Tyne]
* [http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/tyne_scot.htm UK Rivers Guidebook]
* [http://www.fishforth.co.uk/fdsb "Forth District Salmon Fishery Board"]
* [http://www.fishforth.co.uk/rfft "River Forth Fisheries Trust"]
 
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===Walks leaflets===
* [http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/documents/contentmanage/HaddingtonWalks-13101.PDF PDF Map Leaflet of Haddington with River Tyne information]
* [http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/images/walks/Walk6VogrieTyneValleyPath.pdf Midlothian Council Walk Leaflet PDF on Vogrie Country park / Tyne Valley Path]
*[http://walking.visitscotland.com/walks/centralscotland/vogrie-tyne-valley-path Description of walking Tyne Valley Path at Vogrie Country Park, Midlothian]
 
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==See also==
*[[List of rivers in Scotland]]
*[[Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland]] (RAFTS)
*[[List of waterway societies in the United Kingdom]]
*[[List of navigation authorities in the United Kingdom]]
*[[List of places in East Lothian]]
*[[List of places in Midlothian]]
 
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[[Category:Rivers of ScotlandMidlothian|Tyne]]
[[Category:MidlothianRivers of East Lothian|Tyne]]
[[Category:Geography of East Lothian|Tyne]]