What is Dryfe Water?
[[File:Dryfe Water - geograph.org.uk - 1320295.jpg|thumb|Dryfe Water Valley]] The '''Dryfe Water''' is a river in [[Scotland]] about 18 miles in length which flows into the [[River Annan]] at {{gbmapping|NY 107 820}}, near [[Lockerbie]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst2938.html |title=Overview of Dryfe Water |first= |last= |work=scottish-places.info |year=2011 |accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref> It starts at {{gbmappingsmall|NT 170 041}} on the southern slopes of [[Loch Fell]], near [[Moffat]], and then flows along a narrow valley to the Annan. Dryfe Water gives its name to the parish, Dryfesdale, and the common Scottish surname, Drysdale. A second name is the much less common surname Dryfe (or Drife). The meaning of the word Dryfe is unknown. It may be from the [[Norse]], [[Anglo-Saxon]] or [[Brythonic]] languages which were all used at different times in [[Dumfriesshire]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|Geo|UK}} [[Category:Rivers of Scotland]]