CLUYD. See DENIGHOUSE.
CLYDE, the most important river of Scotland, and the third in point of magnitude, celebrated for the romantic beauty of its scenery. It has its origin from numerous small streams rising in the mountains which separate Lanarkshire from the counties of Peebles and Dumfries, and flows first in a northerly direction, with a slight inclination eastward as far as Biggar. After its junction with the Douglas near Harperfield, it takes a N.W. course, passing Lanark, Hamilton, and Glasgow, and falls into the Firth of Clyde below Dumbarton. From its source to Dumbarton it is about 73 miles in length, but in a direct line only about 52. Its principal tributaries are the Douglas, Nethan, Avon, Mouse, Kelvin, Cart, and Leven. Of the celebrated falls of Clyde, two are above and two below Lanark: the uppermost is Bonnington Linn, the height of which is about 30 feet; the second is Corra Linn, where the water dashes over the rock in three distinct leaps. Dundaff Fall is 10 feet high; and at Stonebyres there are three distinct falls, together measuring 76 feet in height. At high water the Clyde is navigable for the largest class of merchant vessels. See GLASGOW.