River Clyde
The River Clyde (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Chluaidh, pronounced [avɪɲˈxlˠ̪uəj]) is a river in Scotland. It flows through Glasgow before opening up into the Firth of Clyde.
| River Clyde | |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Firth of Clyde |
| Length | 170 km (110 mi)[1] |
River Clyde Media
The Carstairs meanders from the air
The river enters the urban environment here, with Glasgow to its north (background) and South Lanarkshire to its south (foreground).
Glasgow Green with Tidal Weir
New Lanark Mill Hotel and Waterhouses by River Clyde
Shipping on the Clyde in Glasgow, by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1881
River Clyde navigable channel and sandbanks, leading to the Tail of the Bank at the Firth of Clyde, seen from Port Glasgow looking over the redeveloped Lithgows shipyard site and Greenock's Great Harbour. The Gare Loch is ahead, Ardmore Point to the right.
A Glasgow shipyard in 1944
Glasgow Humane Society patrols the River Clyde
Although diminished from its early 20th-century heights, shipbuilding remains an important industry on Clydeside.
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References
Other websites
Media related to River Clyde at Wikimedia Commons
- River Clyde: Source to Firth Panorama Project Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- The Clyde-built ships data base - lists over 22,000 ships built on the Clyde Archived 2016-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Clyde Waterfront regeneration
- Clyde Waterfront Heritage Archived 2015-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Glasgow Digital Library: Glimpses of old Glasgow
- In Glasgow Photo Gallery of pictures of the River Clyde Archived 2007-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Clydebank Restoration Trust
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