The River Stinchar is a river in South Ayrshire

South Ayrshire

South Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway....

, Scotland

Scotland

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. It flows south west from the Galloway Forest Park

Galloway Forest Park

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 to enter the Firth of Clyde

Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland. The Kilbrannan Sound is a large arm of the Firth of Clyde, separating the Kintyre Peninsula from the Isle of Arran.At...

 at Ballantrae, about 20 km (12.4 mi) south south east of Ailsa Craig

Ailsa Craig

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It is reputed poet Robert Burns

Robert Burns

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fished the river, and despite being impressed by its beauty, was unable to find words to rhyme with the name.
In the mid 20th century William MacFarlane and his family who lived in nearby Pinmore Lodge among 900 acres (3.6 km²) built motor boats under the brand of Stinchar Craft.