English / Map Form: Gartcosh
Gaelic Form: Gart a’ Chòis
Location: North Lanarkshire
Post Town: COATBRIDGE
County: Lanarkshire
Local Authority: North Lanarkshire
English / Map Form: Gartcosh
Gaelic Form: Gart a’ Chòis
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
| Gartgois | 1520 Glas. Rent. p. 78 |
| Gartchosse | 1540 Glas. Rent. p. 116 |
| Garcoche | 1556 Glas. Rent. p. 163 |
| Gartynquhosche | 1560s BATB p. 498 |
| Garincoche | 1581 RMS viii no. 282 [probable scribal omission, for gartincoche] |
| Garcosch | 1587 RMS v no. 1406 |
| Hal of Gartcaish | c. 1590 Pont map 34 |
| Gartsoche | 1591 RMS vi 973 |
| Gartcash | 1755 Roy |
| Gartcosh | 1767 CRHC |
| Gartgoish | c.1800 Gartsherrie Plans, NLC U3/2/01 |
| Gartcash | 1816 Forrest |
Additional Information
This is near Garnkirk, Gartloch, Gartcloss, Gartsherrie etc. Thanks to Pete Drummond for providing these old forms.
