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. The name has subsequently been applied to the genus Tarrasiidae and the order Tarrasiiformes.
Etymology
The name Tarras is of Brittonic origin. It is derived from the elements *tā-, with a root sense of "melting, thawing, dissolving" (Latin tābeō, "melt") and -ar, an adjectival suffix frequently occurring in river-names (Welsh -ar), with the Scots plural -s.
Course
The Tarras Water rises to the west of Roan Fell, 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.
Poetry
Tarras Water was a nature poem by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson.
References
- "Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: snd00090241". Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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