sentences:  Pont in 1604 – 08 writes that salmon are plentiful in the River Irvine.The river contains, amongst others, brown trout, sea trout, salmon, eels, minnows, and sticklebacks.Rivers have always been used for swimming and one such favourite swimming pool, called the 'Toad Hole' is found near Ramstane on the Annick Water above Cunninghamhead.