Gazetteer of Scotland

G xa. L
to Scotland, he generally dealt out
fuch honours and bounties to his Scot-
tifh fubjecls, which he had to beftow;
and, in this inftance, Sir John Gordon
of Lochinvar obtained a peerage, by
the title of Viicount Kenmure, and
the creation of this royal burgh on his
eftate. In this town the inftitution of
a farmer club has been of the greateft
importance, in diffeminating agricul-
tural knowledge. The whole town is
the property of Mr. Gordon, the re-
prefentative of the Kenmure family,
which was attainted for attachment to
t,he family ,of Stuart. Kenmure-caftle,
the refidence of that gentleman, is fi-
tuated in the immediate neighbour-
hood, and adds much to the import-
ance of it. In 1793, it contained a-
bout 480 inhabitants.
GALSTON ; a village and parifli
in the county of Ayr. The parifh is
ribout 13 miles in length, and from 4
to 5 in breadth. The furface is di-
yerfified with hills, which, though ele-
vated, many of them are arable to the
top. It is bounded on the N. by the
river Irvine, and watered by feveral of
its tributary ftreams. There are two
considerable lakes, Gait and Brunt-
rivood ; from the former of which the
Aven river takes its rife. The old
caftle of Ceffnock, the property of the
Marchioness of Titchfield, and Old
Barr-cajlk, are furfounded with woods
both natural and planted. There is a
valuable coal pit about a quarter of a
mile from the village, and an excellent
limeftone quarry. In the hill of Gairn-
faicb is a vein of rich iron ore, and
molt of the muir edges abound with
that mineral. There are feveral free-
ftone quarries, the ftone of which is
very durable, and eafily wrought. The
village of Galfton contains about 580
inhabitants, many of which are filk
weavers : there are two well fre-
quented fairs in the year, one in July,
and the other in December. The
great roads from Edinburgh to Ayr,
and from Glafgow to Dumfries, pafs
through the village : near it are feve-
ral mills, one of which is named Patie's
mill, and claims the honour of having
given rife to that delightful fons:,
'"■The La/s of Patie's mill." The
banks of the Irvine, indeed, abftracted
from the charms of the fair, might
have infpired a poet of lefs fenfibility
than Ramfay with the fentiments ex-
GAR
preffcdinthat beautiful paftoral. Ther?;
are the remains of feveral ancient for-
tifications, and of a druidical temple.
Population in 1790, 1577.
GAMRIE ; a pariih in the county
of Banff. It is about 4 miles in breadth,
and extends about 9^ miles along the
fea coaft, which is very bold, and con-
firms of an almoft continued front of
ftupendous rocks, in many places
200 or 300 feet perpendicular to the
fea : in fome parts there are fmall
creeks or bays, which have been con-
verted into good harbours, particu-
larly at the town of Macduff, and the
village of Gardenffpn. On the W. the
boundary is the river Dovern,on which
is a falmon fiihing, the property of the
Earl of Fife, which lets at ioool. fter-
ling of annual rent. The furface is
uneven, and the foil varies from a fer-
tile loam to a barren benty heath, part.,
of which is now improved ; and that
which appeared incapable of improve-
ment, has been planted with various
trees. In the villages on the coaft, the
inhabitants are chiefly fifhers ; and a
variety of fifh are caught, which, after
fupplying the furrounding country,
are cured and carried to the Frith of
Forth, where they meet a ready mar-
ket. There are feveral caves and na-
tural curiolities in the rocks, which
are vifited by ftrangers. The well of
Farlair near Macduff, is a mineral
fpring, ftrongly impregnated with fome
neutral fait, and efteemed ufeful in
gravellifh complaints. There is a good
(late quarry on the eftate of the Earl
of Fife, nearly fimilar in colour and
quality to the Eafdale flate, Lord
Fife, and Mr. Garden of Troup, are
the only heritors ; the latter of which
refides at his feat in the parifh. Pp~
pulatjon in 1790, about ^000.
GARDENSTON; a fmall town in
the parifh of Gamrie, in Banfffhire,
the property of Mr. Garden of Troup r
It poilelfes a tolerable harbour, from
which a number pf ffning boats and
fmall veffels are fitted opt, and con*
tains about too inhabitants.
GARGUNNOCK ; a parifh in the
county of Stirling, lying on the S.
bank of the river Forth, ex;e^ding in
length about 6, and in breadth about
3 miles. The ground rifes gradually
from the river, forming a natural divi-
fion into 3 kinds, of foil : ift^or car/r,
where the foil is of a ftrong rich clay,