Quair Water
Watercourse in Scottish Borders, Scotland
The Quair Water is a tributary of the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. Its name is related to Traquair.
Etymology
The name Quair has a Brittonic etymology.[1] It may be derived from the element *wejr (<*wẹ:drā)[1] meaning "a bend, something curved or twisted" (c.f. Middle Welsh gweir, Welsh gwair, gwŷr; in compounds).[1] The name could also descend from *wẹ:Σ- or *wiΣ, both forms of the root *wei which has a basic sense of "flowing",[1] with the suffix –urā-.[1]
Quair may share an etymology with the rivers Wear and Wyre in Northern England,[1] as well as the river-names preserved in place-names like Troqueer in Kirkcudbrightshire.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g James, Alan G. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence - Guide to the Elements" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society - The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
External links
- RCAHMS/Canmore record for Quair Water, Helvellyn
- Geograph photo: Quair Water
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River Tweed, Great Britain
- Scottish Borders
- Scotland
- Northumberland
- England
(upstream to downstream)
(upstream to downstream by confluence)
(upstream to downstream)
- Carlow's Bridge
- Neidpath Viaduct
- Tweed Bridge
- Yair Bridge
- Leaderfoot Viaduct
- Drygrange Old Bridge
- Dryburgh Suspension Bridge
- Mertoun Bridge
- Kelso Bridge
- Hunter's Bridge
- Coldstream Bridge
- Ladykirk and Norham Bridge
- Union Bridge
- A1 River Tweed Bridge
- Royal Border Bridge
- Royal Tweed Bridge
- Berwick Bridge
55°36′N 3°04′W / 55.600°N 3.067°W / 55.600; -3.067
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