River Stinchar

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File:River Stinchar at Knockdolian.jpg

File:Ardstinchar Castle and bridge, Ballantrae, Scotland-LCCN2001703588.jpg and the bridge over the river]]

The River Stinchar ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|t|ɪ|n|ʃ|ə|r}} {{respell|STIN|shər}}){{cite book|title=BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names|date=1990|editor-last=Pointon|editor-first=Graham|edition=2nd|location=Oxford|publisher=The University Press|isbn=0-19-282745-6|url=https://archive.org/details/bbcpronouncingdi00gepo}} is a river in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It flows south west from the Galloway Forest Park to enter the Firth of Clyde at Ballantrae, about {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=off}} south-southeast of Ailsa Craig.

It is reputed poet Robert Burns fished the river, and despite being impressed by its beauty, was unable to find words to rhyme with the name.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

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In the mid-20th century, William MacFarlane and his family, who lived in nearby Pinmore Lodge among {{convert|900|acre|ha|abbr=off|-1}}, built motor boats under the brand of Stinchar Craft.