River Levern

The Levern at Neilston

The River Levern, also Levern Water, is a river in Scotland. It flows from the Unitary Authority East Renfrewshire on the northwestern shore of Lake Long hole. After 400 meters, it empties into the west by lake Harelaw Dam. In this 41 hectares covering Lake is an artificial lake, which was established in 1844. In the shallow lake trout are bred. This is the Levern flows from west and reached after about one kilometer to the Commore Dam the second dam on his run. The river flows from the north bank, and suggests a north- northeasterly direction for several kilometers a. He happened Neilston in the west and passes under the A736. In Neilston of Levern increases with Killoch Water on one of its largest tributaries. A further two kilometers northeast reaches of the Levern the city Barrhead which it flows. Beyond the Barrhead Levern forms part of the border between the Unitary Authority's East Renfrewshire and Glasgow. He eventually reached the southern districts of Glasgow and ends after four more kilometers in Crookston district of the White Cart Water, which later merges with the Black Cart Water and flows into the Clyde.

Buildings along the Levern

In Neilston of Levern once drove to the Mill Croft Head. The Dating back to 1792 cotton mill used the Levern to drive their machines. Today, it is classified as a monument in the Scottish lists of monuments in the B category. Beyond Barrhead cross two listed bridges the Levern. With the Salt Erland Viaduct since 1847 spans a three-mullioned railway viaduct the Levern. Previously sailed features of the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway route, today it is used on the Glasgow South Western Line of the First ScotRail. Beside it is the, also from the 18th century Salt Erland Bridge into a one-lane road over the Levern. It is sorted as a monument to the C (S) category.