| PLACE-NAME | SUGGESTED MEANING |
|---|---|
| Gall Moss x 2 | S. gall ‘bog-myrtle’ + S. moss ‘marsh, bog’ |
| Gallowhill (near Gatehead) [Roy’s Map] | SSE gallow ‘gallow’ + SSE hill ‘hill’l |
| Gallows Knowe (near Hall of Auchincross) | SSE gallows ‘gallows’ + S. knowe ‘hillock’ |
| Garclaugh Meikle Garclaugh, Little Garclaugh, Garclaugh Burn, Garclaugh Pendicle | G. gar ‘ ‘ + G. clach ‘stone’ S. meikle ‘big’ +Place-Name: Garclaugh SSE. litte ‘little’ + Place-Name: Garclaugh Place-Name: Garclaugh + S. burn ‘stream’ Place-Name: Garclaugh + S. pendicle ‘small-holding’ |
| Garepool, Garepool Burn | S. gar ‘slimy, filthy, or muddy’ + SSE pool ‘pool’ Place-Name: Garepool + S. burn ‘stream’ |
| Garnel Craig | S. garnel ‘meal-bin’ + S. craig ‘rock,crag’ |
| Garif, (Blaeu) Garrive | |
| Gatehead | S. gait ‘road, way, path’ + SSE head ‘head, top’ |
| Gateloch Craig | S. gait cleuch ‘goat ravine’ |
| Gatelochside | S. gait cleuch side |
| Giant’s Cave | crevice of Blackcraig farm |
| Glen | S. glen ‘glen’ |
| Glen Afton | S. glen ‘glen, valley’ + Place-name: Afton. |
| Glenhastel, Glenhastel Burn, Glenhastel Craigs | G. gleann a’ chaisteil ‘valley of the castle’ Place-Name: Glenhastel + S. burn ‘stream’ Place-Name: Glenhastel + S. craigs ‘rocks, crags’ |
| Glenlee | G. gleann ‘glen‘ G. liath ‘grey’ |
| Glenshalloch Burn | G. gleann ‘glen’ + G. seileach ‘willow’ |
| Glenwharry Rig | Place-Name: Glenwharry + S. rig ‘ridge’ G. gleann ‘glen’ + wharry? + |
| Gowkthorn Well | S. gowk ‘cuckoo’ + SSE thorn ‘thorn’ + SSE well ‘well’ |
| Grain Burn | S. grain ‘branch, fork of stream’ S. burn ‘stream’ |
| Grains Burn | S. grain ‘branch, fork of stream’ + S. burn ‘stream’;’ |
| Gray Burn | SSE gray ‘gray’ + S. burn ‘stream’ |
| Gray Hill | SSE gray ‘gray’ + SSE hill ‘hill’ |
| Green Burn | SSE green ‘green’ + S. burn ‘stream’ |
| Green Hill x 2 | SSE green ‘green’ + SSE hill ‘hill’ |
| Green Knowe x 3 | SSE green ‘green’ + S. knowe ‘hillock’ |
| Greenburn | SSE green ‘green’ + S. burn ‘stream’ |
| Greenhead | Scots green ‘a piece of grassy ground’ + SSE head ‘head, top’ |
| Greenhill | SSE green ‘green’ + SSE hill ‘hill’ |
| Greenlorg Hill | SSE green ‘green’ + G. lorg ‘sloping hill’? +’SSE hill ‘hill’ |
| Guelt Water | Place-Name : Guelt + S. water ‘river’ Named after lands of Guelt . Old Welsh guelt ‘grass, pasture’) |
| Gullet Sike | S. gullet ‘deep, channel’ S. sike ‘slow, sluggish, stream’ |
| PLACE-NAME | SUGGESTED MEANING |
| Abbreviations: G. Gaelic, S. Scots, SSE Standard Scottish English, W. Welsh |