Fairy Loup is a waterfall located on Byre Burn, a tributary of River Esk, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.[1]
The waterfall's name originates in a local legend of "a fairy having leaped from one side to the other",[2] and is an example of a regional tradition of associating small streams with fairies.[3] This waterfall was one of several features near Langholm described in the poetry of Hugh MacDiarmid.[4]
A 14.5-kilometre (9.0 mi) loop trail passing through Canonbie and Rowanburn gives access to the waterfall.[5] Fly-tipping has been a problem in the area.[6]
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Bibliography
- Bold, Alan (1990). MacDiarmid: A Critical Biography. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 978-0-87023-714-0.
- Ordnance Survey Name Books. Vol. Dumfriesshire Volume 4. Ordnance Survey. 1848–1858.
- Hyslop, John; Hyslop, Robert (1912). Langholm as It Was: A History of Langholm and Eskdale From the Earliest Times. Hills and Company. OCLC 25402682.
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