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Burn of Ayreland

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Burn of Ayreland (or Ireland) is a northwesterly flowing coastal stream on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It discharges to the Clestrain Sound, about two miles south of Stenness. Draining chiefly agricultural lands elevated mosses and moorland, this stream has a notable lack of turbidity and a pH level of approximately 8. Armouring of the stream bottom consists of pebbles, cobbles and occasional boulders.

Flows through: United Kingdom.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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