Gazetteer of Scotland

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GAMRIE, a parish in the county of Banff.
It is about 4 miles broad, and extends 9 and
a half miles along the sea coast, which is
very bold, and consists of an almost continu-
ed front of stupendousrocks, in many places
200 or 500 feet perpendicular. On the W.
the boundary is the river Deveron, the soil
varies from a fertile loam to a barren benty
heath, part of which is now improved ; and
part has been planted with trees. In the
villages on the coast, the inhabitants are
chiefly fishers. There are several caves and
other curiosities in the rocks. Pop. 5052.
GARAN, a small island on the N. coast
of Sutherlandshire.
GARANHILL, a village in Ayrshire, pa-
rish of Muirkirk.
GARDEN9TON, a village in the parish
ofGamrie, Banffshire, 8 miles K. of Banff,
the property of Mr Garden of Troup. It
possesses a tolerable harbour. P. about 300.
GARGUNNOCK, a parishin Stirlingshire,
on the S. bank of the Forth, extending from
N. E, to S, W. about 6, and in breadth 5
miles and a half. The ground rises gradual-
ly from the river, forming a natural division
into 5 kinds of soil ; carse, where the soil is
of a strong rich clay or loam, intermixed
with sand shells, indicating that it has for-
merly been covered by the river; the dry-
field, occupying the middle space, which,
until cultivated, was covered with heath,
furze, and tooora ; and the moor, which is
covered with heath, and only affording a
scanty pasture for sheep ; this last occupies
nearly 5U0U acres of the higher district.
Great improvements in agriculture have
been made in thisdistrict. — The VILLAGE
of GARGUNNOCK is about 6 miles VV. of
Stirling, on the great road from thence to
Dunbarton. It is situated on the side of a
hill, and commands a beautiful prospect of
the windings of the Forth. Pop. S96.
GARIOCH, a district of Aberdeenshire,
containing 150 square miles, and IS parish-
es. It used formerly to be called the gra-
nary of Aberdeenshire ; but, since the in-
troduction of lime as a manure, the farms
on the coast, though not naturally so fertile,
have been much improved ; while the Ga-
rioch, being an inland district, was not e-
qually improved till lately, that the Inveru-
ry canal was made. Population 12,522.
GAPvLETON HILLS, a ridge of hills in
Haddingtonshire, a mile N. from Hadding-
ton.
GARLIESTON, a village in Wigtonshire.
It was founded by the Earl of Galloway. It
is pleasantly built, in the form of acrescent,
at the head of a bay which bears its name,
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affords safe anchorage for vessels, and is an
excellent fishing station. Pop. 500.
GARMOUf H, or GARMACH, a village
in Morayshire, and parish of Speymouth, i
miles N. from Focii ibe.s. It is situated at
the mouth of the Spey, wliich here forms a
good harbour. It is a burgh of barony, of
1 which the Duke of Gordon is superior, and
| containing about 700 inhabitants. The
i quantities of wood floated down the Spey
I from the forests of Strathspey and Badenoch
has rendered Garmouth a place of some
i consequence. The English merchants who
i rent the forests have here established their
I large sales, a great number of vessels have
' been built at this place, from 50 to 500 tons
1 burden, of home lt own wood, and the Glen •
; more, a frigate of 52 guns in the royal navy.
, Two saw mills have been erected, and about
,' 30 ship-carpenters are employed. The sal-
mon fishing is also a means of increasing
the trade.
GARNOCK, a river in Ayrshire, takes its
; rise in the parish of Kilburnie, from the
Misty Law, and, taking a course W. wash-
ing the towns of Dairy and Kilwinning,
pours its waters into the sea at Irvine, after
receiving the waters of the Irvine, the Rye,
and the Caaf. Thespout of Garnock, a most
beautiful cascade, is nearly 2 miles above
Kilburnie.
GAiUY, a lake in Perthshire, of. consi-
derable extent, wliich, after taking a south
easterly course, joins the Tuminel below
Fascaly.
GARRY, a lake and river in Inverness-
shire, which disharge their waters into Loch
Oich, and give name to the district of Glen-
garry.
G ARTLY, a parish in Aberdeen and
Banff-shires, ofau invgular oval form, about
12 miles long, and G in breadth at the mid-
dle. Itlies'in t be district of Strathbogie,
having the river Bogie running through it.
The hills, which lie on the borders, are most-
ly covered with heath, and afford plenty of
mo;s. Several brooks run into the Bogie,
and the valleys which they water are ex-
ceedingly fertile, and well cultivated. The
Duke of Gordon is proprietor. Pop. SS5.
GARULINGA Y, a small island between
Barry and S. Uist.
GARVALD and BARO, an united parish
in Haddingtonshire; from E. to W. miles,
and 5 from N. to S. It takes in a conside-
rable extent of the Lammermuir hills, the
soil of wliich is thin and gravelly, covered
with heath, and abounding with marshes.
The grounds which lie to the N. are of a
deep rich clay soil, capabla of raising an/