Gazetteer of Scotland

CAR
7t is one of the moft turbulent and
rapid rivers in Perthfhire ; every part
of its courfe being over a rocky bed,
and in many places producing feve-
ral high waterfalls.
Garry is alio the name of a lake
and river in Invernefsfhire, which dis-
charges its waters into Loch Oich, and
gives name to the diftridt of Glengarry,
foftened in pronunciation into Glen-
gar y.
GARTLY ; a parifh in Banfffnire,
of an irregular oval form, extending
about 12 miles in length, and 6 in
breadth at the middle. It lies in the
diftricT: termed Strathbogie, having the
river Bogie running through it in a
Terpentine courfe. The hills, which
lie on the border of the parifh, are
moftly covered with heath, and afford
plenty of mofs to the neighbouring
pariflies, and the town of Huntly :
from thefe hills feveral brooks run into
the Bogie; and the valleys-, watered by
thefe ftreams, are exceedingly fertile,
and tolerably cultivated. There is an
ancient ruin, called the Place ofGartly,
the property of the Duke of Gordon,
who is indeed fole proprietor of the
parifh. There is an excellent flate
quarry of a bluifh colour, much e-
fteemed, and a limeftone quarry of
rather inferior quality. In 1793, the
number of inhabitants was about 1 800.
GARVALD and BARO; an united
parifh in Haddingtonfhire. It is of
an irregular figure, extending from E.
to VV. about 9 miles, and about 5
from N. to S. It takes in a confider-
able extent of the Lammermuir hills ;
the foil of which is thin and gravellyj
covered with heath, and abounding
withfwamps and marfb.es; the grounds
which lie to the N. are of a deep rich
clay foil, capable of railing any kind
of crop. The village of Garvald is
finely fituated on the fmall river Hopes,
and contains upwards of 200 inhabit-
ants. Nuitratv, the property of the
Marquis of Tweedale, was formerly a
nunnery, belonging to the priory of
Haddington, and exhibits marks of
great antiquity s Hopes, the feat of
Mr. Hay, is a beautiful houfe, fur-
rounded with extenfive plantations
A great part of the policies of Tefter-
houfe, the relidence of the Marquis of
Tweedale, is within the bounds of this
parifh. The ruins of White-cajik, and
©f the caftie of fejier, are exceedingly
GAT
gr.ind and magnificent. There is
plenty of excellent freeftone, but no
other mineral of value has yet been
diicovered. Population in 1793, 730.
Garvie ; a confiderable river in
Rofsfhire. It has its fource in the
neighbourhood of Loch Broom, on the
W. coaft of the county ; and, travell-
ing it in a S. E. direction, falls into the
river Connon, feveral miles before it
falls into the Cromarty Frith.
GARVOCK ; a parifh in the coun-
ty of Kincardine, of an irregular figure *
about 8 miles in length, and 4 in
breadth, containing about 8000 acres,
of which not more than 2600 are ara-
ble. The uncultivated ground lies
high, and is in general covered with
heath, whins, 6r broom. There is an
annual fair held in the month of Au-
guft, near the church, called St.
James's fair, which is one of the befc
attended in the county. Population
in 1791, 460.
GASK ; a parifh in the county of
Perth. It is nearly fquare, compre-
hending a fuperficies of about 4J miles*
A Roman caufeway runs directly
through the middle of the parifh,
pointing weftward to Ardoch, in the
parifh of Muthil, where are the diftiniffc
veftiges of an encampment, and eaft*
ward to the part where the Romans
are faid to have eroded the Tay into
Strathmore. As this occupies the
higheft ground of the parifh, the fur-
face flopes gently down on both fides ;
the N. tide being covered with a fine
plantation, and the other laid out in
fertile cultivated fields, down to the
banks of the Erne, which bounds it
on the S. Population in 1790, 486.
GATEHOUSE of FLEET; a vil-
lage in the parifh of Girthon, in the
ftewartry of Kirkcudbright. It is
quite of modern erection, the firlt
houfe being built about 40 years ago,
to ferve as an inn for the accommoda-
tion of travellers from Dumfries to
Portpatrick. The tituation is one of
thofe feemingly intended by nature as
a feat of a town ; in a beautiful and
fertile vale ; by the fide of a fine river,
fo near the Solway Frith as to be
eafily rendered navigable to merchant
veffels ; in a neighbourhood where
every article of provifioa could he had
at a cheap rate. With thefe advan-
tages, it is no wonder that Mr. Mur-
rav, the proprietor, mould have pre-
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