Begg Brook
Begg Brook is a small fresh water brook that originates in the community of Mount William and flows north through Granton and Abercrombie. and empties out into the West River of Pictou.
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Begg Point
Begg Point is a tract of land that protrudes out into the Middle River of Pictou, located in the community of Granton .
Big Bog
Big Bog is one of the most significant ecologically rich wetlands found in Pictou County, stretching east of Dufferin Road and extending across the communities of Sundridge, Heathbell, Meadowville, and Scotch Hill.
This defining terrain feature in the county’s interior landscape, id both ecologically and geographically important for its hydrology, and biodiversity, and continues to play a vital role in the landscape.
Gavin Islet
Gavin Islet is a small island located in the West River just off the shores of the community of Lyons Brook.
Bobs Meadow
Bobs Meadow is a large open, flat, gently sloping swampy area in the community of East Branch. It is a large, open, gently sloping meadow with swampy characteristics. Water from this area flows west into River John. Meadows like this were vital to rural communities, providing pastureland and hayfields that supported subsistence farming and livestock raising.
Lyons Brook
Lyons Brook is a small tributary that starts flowing north of Hardwood Hill and south of Scotch Hill, and flows east through the community of Lyons Brook, and then empties into the West River.
College Grant
College Grant is a small rural community located next to the Pictou County and Colchester County boundary line, and west of East Branch along College Grant Road.
Granton
The community of Granton is located on the east side of the Middle River between Mount William and Sylvester. It was named after a seaport in, Scotland. Granton is home to a Michelin a tire production facility and a SPCA animal shelter.