Place-Names: G

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
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. sealg ‘hunting’
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