Gourock

Gourock (Guireag in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland. It has in the past functioned as a seaside resort on the Firth of Clyde where it widens out from the River Clyde. Its principal function today, however, is as a popular residential area, extending contiguously from Greenock.

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Gourock began as a small fishing village in the traditional county of Renfrewshire. An early influence on Gourock was the family of Darroch who made money in the West Indies and returned to build Gourock House in what they eventually gifted to the town as Darroch Park, later renamed by the council as Gourock Park. The Gourock Burn runs down to the west side of the park, and the Scout Hall of the 1st Gourock and 6th Renfrewshire Scout Troop, known as Colonel Darroch's Own, is on that side of the park. The head of the Scottish clan Darroch is based in Gourock, though the house was demolished some time ago.

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When the competing railway companies extended their lines to provide fast connections to Clyde steamer services the Pierhead was built as a railway terminus. Nowadays ferries sail from the pierhead to Dunoon and Kilcreggan, and electric trains provide a service to Glasgow.

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Inverclyde: Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. It borders onto Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire. The council area is in the traditional county of Renfrewshire....

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