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Giffnock, a hamlet in Eastwood parish, Renfrewshire, 1¼ mile S of Pollokshaws. It has a station on the Glasgow and Busby railway, and lies near extensive quarries of an excellent building sandstone, popularly called 'liver rock.'
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Eastwood ScoP Renfrewshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Giffnock |
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