Brig O' Turk

Summary
Short canyon with small jumps and one larger pitch (or jump).
Canyon Descent:
30m
Highest Drop:
9m
Canyon Length:
400m
Minimum Ropes:
1x 20m
Flood Risk:
Medium
Access Type:
Public
Rock Type:
Metasandstone
Catchment:
40 km2

*No Water Level Indicator

*No Topo map available

Duration: in, down and out:
IN: 10 mins DOWN: 45mins OUT: 5mins
Anchors
Mixed
Notes
This canyon is below a reservoir that is dammed.
Description
To start with there are several pools divided by rocky/bouldery sections. Jumping options up to 5m at these pools. Main event is a ~9m jump or abseil (chain anchor is in place around a large boulder). After this some downclimbing and short slide lead down to a small weir with an obvious exit river left back up towards the car park
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Douglas Potts
Douglas Potts
May 16, 2026 8:11 pm
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Went down this afternoon, low flow. Some shallow pools with blocks in them. The chain anchor has disappeared from the large boulder at the 9m jump/abseil point. There are limited natural anchors here & retrieval is a little tricky. Going to put together a topo. Short descent, worth doing if already in the area

Galloway Canyoning
Galloway Canyoning
May 10, 2025 5:17 pm
Canyon Experience :
     

Descend solo on 7/5/25. Very short decent.
Water was higher then expected, I think possibly the dam was releasing, hydraulics were powerful, some where easy to climb around.
Jump pools were clear and the big chain at the end is in good condition.

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