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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gallowgate, -gait, n. Also: galw-, galugat; gallogate, galowgate, -get, gallougayt. [Gallow n. b.] The street in which the gallows stood in Aberdeen and Glasgow. 1317 Misc. Spald. C. V. 7.
Infra dictum burgum de Abirden ex orientali parte vici qui dicitur Galugat 1445 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. II. 326.
Alswa in the Galwgat on the est side of the land of Patrick Lang 1458 Ib. I. .
De uno tofto … iacente apud ly Galowgethed 1460 Glasgow Chart. II. 46.
Ex parte australi vici wlgariter nuncupati le Gallowgat 1507 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. II. 229.
Terras capellanie … in le Gallougayt fundate 1544 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II. 431.
Ane vther land liand in the Gallowgait of Abirdene 1573 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 39.
The new commone well in the Gallogate