Glaisnock Water

"River Glaisnock" redirects here. For the river in New Zealand, see Glaisnock River.

Glaisnock Water
The Glaisnock flows in front of Glaisnock House
Location
Country	Scotland
Region	Ayrshire
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Carsgailoch Hill
Mouth
• location	River Lugar
Basin features
River system	Ayr
Tributaries
• left	Horsecleugh/Bowes Burn
• right	Holm Burn

The Glaisnock Water is a tributary of the Lugar Water in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It passes under the Glaisnock Viaduct. The source is located south of the town of Cumnock, through which it flows.

Course

Carsgailoch Spring This tiny burn becomes Carsgailoch Runner then Horsecleugh Burn, before meeting Glaisnock Water and then joining Lugar Water in Cumnock.

The source of the Glaisnock is to be found in the foothills and boggy knolls of the Glaisnock Moss near Carsgailoch Hill. Close to the source there is the Carsgailoch Martyrs Monument marking the spot where three covenanters were shot by government troops in 1685.

The stream flows north towards the town of Cumnock, collecting an outflow from the Black Loch, passing Glaisnock House then crossing under the A76, entering Cumnock's Caponacre industrial estate and skirting Murray Park where it is joined by the Holm Burn which rises on the north-west flank of Avisyard Hill. The river then makes its way under the Glaisnock Viaduct towards Cumnock before finally joining the Lugar Water near the town centre.