Gazetteer of Scotland

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kind of crop. The villageof Garvald is fine-
ly situated on the small river Hopes, and
contains upwards of 200 inhabitants. Nun-
raw, belonging to the Marquis of Tweed-
dale ; Hopes, surrounded with extensive
plantations; a great part of the pleasure
grounds of Yesterhouse; the ruins of White-
castle and castle of Yester, lie in this pa-
rish. There is plenty of freestone. Popu-
lation 676.
s GARVIEMORE, a stage on the road from
■Stirling to Fort Augustus, 126 miles N.
from Edinburgh.
GARVIE, a river in Ross-shire, which rises
•near Loch Broom, and joins the Conon, se-
veral miles before it falls into the Cromarty
frith.
GARVOCK, a parish in Kincardineshire,
S miles long, and -I broad, containi.ig about
8000 acres, of which near 2600 are arable.
The uncultivated ground lies high, and is in
general covered with heatu and furze. Po-
pulation 4S5.
GASK, a parish in the county of Perth.
It is nearly a square, having a superficies of
about 3 miles and a half. A Roman cause-
way runs through the middle of the parish.
This occupies the highest ground, and there
is a gentle declivity on both aides, the N.
being covered wich a tine plantation, and
the other is cultivated to tne banks of the
true, which bounds it on the S. Pop. 453.
GASKIER, a small island of the Hebri-
des, in the district of Harris, frequented by
vast flocks of geese.
GATEHOUSE of FLEET, a village in the
parish of Girthon, stewartry of Kirkcud-
bright, IS miles and a half S. E. from New-
ton Stewart. The first house was built a-
bout SO years ago as an inn for travellers
from Dumfries to Portpatrick. It lies in a
beautiful and fertile vale, by the side of a
fine river, near the Solway frith ; and is
•built on a regular plan, consisting of three
streets running parallel to the river Fleet,
over which there is a handsome bridge, coin-
municating with a suburbs. Several cot-
ton works are established, and 10 or 12 ves-
sels belong to the port. Gatehouse was e-
rected into a burgh of barony in 17y5,
Mr Murray the superior. It is governed by a
provost, 2 bailies, and -1 councillors. It has
a public library, to which most of the inha-
bitants are contributors. Population 1200. I
G ATTONSIDE, a village in the parish of
Melrose, on the left bank of the tweed, 4
miles and a half E. from Galashiels.
GAU1R, a river in Perthshire, which is-
sues from Loch Lydoch, and talis into Lt>ch
Rannoch at Kenaiachar. . .
it-laud on the coast of
GAVIN,:
Argyleshirj.
GAVl.NGTON, a village in Berwickshire,
lately erected in the parish of Langcowu,
containing 150 inhabitants.
GEORGE (FORT), a strong and regular
fortress, in the parish of Ardersicr, lnver-
ness-shire, 12 miles N. from Inverness, si-
tuated on a peninsula running into the Mo-
ray Frith, and commanding the entrance
of the harbour of Inverness. It is generally
garrisoned with one or two regiments.
GEORGE-TOWN, asmril village, or ra-
ther military barracks, in Perthshire at the
W. end of Loch Rannoch.
GIF FORD, a village in East Lothian, in
the parish of Ye-ter, four miles 3. from Had-
dington, delightfully situated on a rivulet
of that name, containing 400 inhabitants.
GIGAY, a small inhabited island of the
Hebiides, on the E. coast of Barray.
GIGHA, one of the Hebrides annexed to
Kintyre, Argyleshire, from which it is dis-
tant 5 miles and a half. It is 7 miles long,
and 2 and a half broad, containing about
0000 Scots acres, of which 1600 are arable.
The coast on the W. is boid and rocky ; on
the E. side tnere are several points jutting
out, and a few sunk rocks, which render the
navigation dangerous. Between these are
several bays or creeks. Gigha is low and
tlat, except towards the W. A great part
is arable. The soil is a light loam, with a
mixture in some places of sand or clay.—
Some parts of the island having been drain-
ed and inclosed, now produce excellent
crops. There are several caves which are
great curiosities. The island is well sup-
plied with springs, which atlbrd water suf-
ficient to turn two corn-mills. Twenty-six
boats, having 4 tod men each, are employ-
ed in the fishing. Gigha and Cara form one
parochial district. Population .S50.
GILLISAY, one of tue smaller Hebrides,
in the district of Harris.
G1LMERTON, a village in Mid-Lothian,
in the parish of Libberton, about 4 miles S.
from Edinburgh. Here are extensive coal
audlime works. There are above 20 seams
of coal, from 2 andahalfto 10 feet in thick-
ness. Tne lime quarries at this place, which
are objects of great curiosity, yield about
70,000 boils annually ; and it is calculated,
that nearly L.2OO0 a year is received for
sand of a yellow colour, which is conveyed
in carts to Edinburgh, and retailed to the
inhabitants, who strew it ou the stairs and
pasi ;ges of their houses. Another conside-
rable source of proot is found in the sale of
an argillacioas earth, which is no* very jje-