Tarras Water
Tarras Water is a river in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.Etymology
The name Tarras is of Brittonic origin. It is derived from the elements *tā-, with a root sense of "melting, thawing, dissolving" and -ar, an adjectival suffix frequently occurring in river-names, 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 south to join the River Esk 2 miles south of Langholm opposite Auchenrivock.Poetry
Tarras Water was a nature poem by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson.
