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APPENDIX.
Gourock was erected into a Burgh of Barony on I2th March, 1694.
The General PoUce and Improvement (Scotland) Act, 1850, was
adopted in part on loth April, 1 858.
The General Police and Improvement (Scotland) Act, 1862, was
adopted in part on 20th September, 1877 ; and in whole on 28th
January, 1885.
THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BURCiPI.
Commencing said boundary line at the point where the March
between the estates of Gourock and Ardgowan reaches the sea, and
extending from said point alongst said March up as far as the second or
upper water fall in the Burn adjoined the said March, and at the point
where the end of the March Dyke is turned eastward to the Burn ; from
thence eastward until it reaches the second Ash Tree, from the north-
west end of the west hedge enclosing the Park of Midton, marked 306
on the Government Ordnance Plan ; thence north-westward alongst and
to the north-west end of said last mentioned hedge ; thence northward
until it reaches the south-east wall or boundary of the Barrhill Plantation
at the corner formed by the junction thereto of the north-east wall of the
enclosure No. 279 of the said Farm of Midton ; thence north-eastward
alongst the boundary or wall of the said Barrhill Plantation, passing the
south-east boundary wall of the small piece of ground set to William
Craig, Esquire, and part of the piece of ground feued to George Turner,
Esquire, at which last-mentioned point it turns and runs north-eastward
alongst the said boundary of the said Barrhill Plantation until it reaches
and passes the south-east and south boundaries of the feus belonging
respectively to Charles Gourlay, and William Allan, Esquires ; thence
south-eastward, partly alongst a precipitous rock face, and partly as
shewn in the Plan, alongst a stone dyke, until it reaches nigh to Craig-
mushet Quarry ; thence north-eastward alongst a stone dyke until it
reaches the east edge of the road, in front of the entrance to the Quarry ;
thence southward alongst the east edge of the last -mentioned road, and
crossing the road leading up from Royal Street in Gourock to Drum-
shantie Farm, enters the enclosure of Gourock Policy marked No. 28,
all as shewn in the Plan, and thence southward alongst the continuous
row of Trees in the last-mentioned enclosure and in the enclosure marked
No. 55, until it reaches the Gourock Glen near to the small entrance
Passenger Gate of said enclosure, No. 55 ; thence south-eastward to the
north-west corner of the small Flower Garden immediately adjoining
Gourock House ; thence south-eastward alongst the south fence of the
said Flower Garden ; thence north-westward alongst tlie Shrubbery bank
behind Gourock House ; thence south-eastward along the sunk fence
enclosing the Area behind Gourock House, and thence nearly in a
straight line south-eastward until it reaches the large Plane Tree in the