Tarras Water
Tarras Water is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
R.H. Traquair named a fossil of an extinct, prehistoric ray-finned fish Tarrasius problematicus after the Tarras Water.[1] The name has subsequently been applied to the genus Tarrasiidae and the order Tarrasiiformes.
Etymology[edit]
The name Tarras is of Brittonic origin.[2] It is derived from the elements *tā-, with a root sense of "melting, thawing, dissolving" (Latin tābeō, "melt")[2] and -ar, an adjectival suffix frequently occurring in river-names (Welsh -ar),[2] with the Scots plural -s.[2]
Course[edit]
The Tarras Water rises to the west of Roan Fell,[3] near the boundary with the Scottish Borders. It flows over 11 miles (17 km) south to join the River Esk 2 miles (3 km) south of Langholm opposite Auchenrivock.[3]
Poetry[edit]
Tarras Water was a nature poem by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: snd00090241". Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b "Tarras Water:Overview of Tarras Water". ScotlandsPlaces. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ Bond, Donald F (December 1923). "The English Journal - A Method of Teaching Contemporary Poetry". National Council of Teachers of English. p. 679.
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