River Clyde facts for kids
Quick facts for kids River Clyde (Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh) |
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 The River Clyde at Glasgow's Broomielaw
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| Country | Scotland |
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| Counties | South Lanarkshire, Argyll, Ayrshire |
| Cities | Lanark, Glasgow, Bothwell, Greenock |
| Landmarks | Falls of Clyde (waterfalls), Bothwell Castle, Firth of Clyde |
| Source | Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire |
| - coordinates | 55°24′4″N 3°39′10″W / 55.40111°N 3.65278°W |
| Mouth | Firth of Clyde |
| - coordinates | 55°40′0″N 5°0′0″W / 55.66667°N 5.00000°W |
| Length | 176 km (109 mi) |
| Basin | 4,000 km² (1,544 sq mi) |
The River Clyde (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh, Scots: Clyde Watter, or Watter o Clyde) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland.
It is the eighth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the second-longest in Scotland. Traveling through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire.
To the Romans, it was Clota, and in the early medieval Cumbric language, it was known as Clud or Clut, and was central to the Kingdom of Strathclyde (Teyrnas Ystrad Clut).
Images for kids
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New Lanark Mill Hotel and Waterhouses by River Clyde
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The River Clyde opening out at Newark Castle, Port Glasgow past Clydeport Ocean Terminal, Greenock, to the Firth of Clyde on the left, and to the right past Ardmore Point to the Gare Loch
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Shipping on the Clyde, by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1881
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A Glasgow shipyard in 1944
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Although diminished from its early 20th-century heights, shipbuilding remains an important industry on Clydeside
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Bells Bridge
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Millennium Bridge
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Modern buildings, including the Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Crane and Crowne Plaza hotel.
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The estuary opens out past Dumbarton
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Looking across to Dumbarton at low tide
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South Facing view of the Tradeston bridge
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