The burn rises as a drainage ditch on farmland east of Killingworth, grows to a burn, then goes under the A19 road, and south of Backworth is joined by a tributary from the south that is approximately the same size as the Burn.
The burn rises as a drainage ditch on farmland east of Killingworth. The burn grows to a burn. The burn then goes under the A19 road. The burn is joined by a tributary from the south. This south is approximately the same size as the Burn.