Glengarnock
Gleann Gairneag
Meaning
the glen of the Garnock (noisy stream)
Location
Ayrshire
North Ayrshire
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English / Map Form: Glengarnock
Gaelic Form: Gleann Gairneag
Location: North Ayrshire
Post Town: KILMARNOCK
County: Ayrshire
Local Authority: North Ayrshire
English / Map Form: Glengarnock
Gaelic Form: Gleann Gairneag
Language Notes
G nom. sg. gleann, masc. ‘glen’ + nom. sg. G gairneag, 'noisy little stream'Element Meaning
G gleann ~ glen’ + G gairneag ~ noisy little stream
Sources
*Gleann Gairneag Watson 1926, 449
