GIANT'S STAIRS, THE. 93 GILBERDIKE. fter, enclosing a cromlech. The whole is surrounded l>y :i lofty earthwork. " ( i lANT'S STAIRS, THE, a series of graduated rocks in the bar. of Kerricurrihy, co. Cork, prov. of Monster, i nd, on the W. bank of the river Lee, between Pas- aage and Monkstown. GIBBET HILLS, an ext. par. place in the wap. of Ki rton, parts of Holland, co. Lincoln, in the vicinity of -head. GIBBIESTOWN, a vil. in the par. of Methven, co. Perth, Scotland, 4 miles N.W. of Perth. GIBSMERE, a hmlt. in the par. of Blcasby, hund. of Thurgarton, co. Nottingham, 3 miles S. of Southwell. < i 1 1 >DING, GREAT, a par. in the hund. of Leighton- itone, co. Huntingdon, 6 miles S.W. of Stilton, its post town, and 12 N.W. of Huntingdon. It lies close upon the borders of Northamptonshire. The stream known as Alconbury Brook passes through the parish. The ertates formerly belonged to the Rockingham and En- gaine families. The village is situated nearly in the centre of the parish. The soil is clayey, and of inferior quality. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ely, val. 101. The church is an ancient structure with a lofty tower and spire, dedicated to St. Matthias. The charities consist of about 4 per annum for the poor, and some almshouses. The Baptists and Wesleyans have places of worship. There is a good school for both sexes, erected at the expense of Earl Fitzwilliam, who is lord of the manor. GIDDING, LITTLE, a par. in the hund. of Leigh- tonstone, co. Huntingdon, 1 mile S.E. of Great Gidding, nd 6 S.W. of Stilton, its post town. A nunnery upon Protestant principles was founded here by Nicholas Ferrars in 1625, but did not exist many years. The parish is of small extent, and the soil clayey. There is no village, only a few farmhouses. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 126, in the patron, of the lord chancellor. The church is a small edifice of brick, dedi- cated to St. John ; a W. front of stone was added in 1814. It has tombs of the Ferrars family. GIDDING STEEPLE, a par. in the hund. of Leigh- toiiBtone, co. Huntingdon, 7 miles S.W. of Stilton, its post town, and 10 S.E. of Oundle. This was a seat of the Cotton family. The parish is of small extent, and the population wholly agricultural. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of 175. The living is a rect. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 199. The church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is ail ancient structure. It contains several monuments of the Cottons. Here is a day school for the children of the parish. J. Heathcote, Esq., is lord of the manor. GIDDY HALL, a vil. in the hund. of Chippenham eo. Wilts, 4 miles N.W. of the town of Chippenham. GIDLEIGH, or GIDLEY, a par. in the hund. of Wonford, co. Devon, 6 miles N.W. of Moreton Hamp- stead, and 8 S.E. of Okehampton, its post town. It is situated within a short distance of Dartmoor, and the river Teign flows through the parish. In the will of Alfred this place is called Gtfle, and subsequently be- longed to the families of Gidley and Prouze. The village is small, and wholly agricultural. Tho living is a rect. in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 72. The church is a stone edifice dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The charities consist of 18 arising from rents, which are appropriated to the repairs of the church. There are ruins of a castle which stood here in the reign of Henry II. Gidley Park is the principal residence. GIEDD, a vil. in the parcel of Garth, co. Brecon, Wales, 8 miles N. of Neath. ( . I Kr'ERTON, or GIFFORDTOWN, a vil. in the par. ie, co. Fife, Scotland, 3 miles N.E. of Falkland. GIFFORD, a post vil. in the par. of Yester, co. Had- din<,'ton, Scotland, 4 miles S. of the town of Hadding- ton. It is pleasantly situated on tho right side of the
- Gifford, a tributary of tho Tyne. The village
contains some well-built houses, the parish church, schools, brick-fields, and saw-mill. It takes its name i its ancient proprietors, tho Giffords of Yester, who created marquises of Tweeddalo in 1694. Dr. J. vol.. 11. Withorspoon was a native of this village. Gifford popu- larly gives name to tho whole parish of Yester. A market is held on Monday during harvest time. Fairs arc held on. the following Tuesdays : the last in March, third in June, fourth in July, and the first in October. GIFFORD, FONTHILL. See FONTHILL-GIFFORD, co. Wilts. GIGGLESWICK, a par. in tho W. div. of tho wap. of Staincliff, West Riding co. York, 1 mile N.W. of Settle, its post town and railway station on the Mid- land lino, and 16 N.E. of Clitheroe. It is situated on tho river Ribble, and includes the tnshps. of Langclifle, Rathmell, Stackhouse, and Stainforth, with the hmlt. of Winksill. Here is a limestone rock called the Scar, beneath which is a spring subject to rapid fluctuations of rise and fall, frequently varying more than 12 inches several times in the course of an hour ; also Giggleswick Tarn, a lake of some extent. The neighbourhood abounds with slate and good building stone. The workhouse for the Settle Union is in this parish. The village, which is situated on the W. side of the picturesque vale of the Ribble, is of considerable extent, and neatly built. It was once a market town, and is mentioned in Domesday Survey as Glrigelsuiie. It^s now the property of the Duke of Devonshire, who is lord of the manor. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Ripon, val. 550. The church is an ancient structure with a square embattled tower, rebuilt in the reign of Henry VII. It is dedicated to St. Alkald, and contains a register chest and several old brasses. In addition to the parish church, there are four district churches at Langcliffe, Rathmel, Settle, and Stainforth, the livings of which are perpet. curs., varying in val. from 30 to 150. The parochial endowments for the benefit of the poor produce about 130 per annum. The grammar school, founded in the reign of Edward VI., has an income from endowment of between 1,100 and 1,200. ttis under the direction of eight governors, who are a body corporate, and has an exhibition of 38 per annum to either of the universities. Archdeacon Paley received his early education at this school, of which his father was head master for nearly fifty years. There is also a good National school for both sexes, partly endowed. Roman coins have been found in this locality. The principal residences are Catteral Hall, Holywell Toft, and Belle Hill. GIGHA AND CARA, a par. and island in tho district of Kintyre, co. Argyll, Scotland, not far from West Loch Tarbet. Tayinloan is its post town. Gigha is 5 miles long, and 1 mile wide, having a rocky and dangerous coast, and several creeks for accommodation of small craft, of which Gigulum, Ardminish, and Drimyeonbeg are the principal. The surface is flat, excepting in the W., where it becomes more elevated. The soil is light, and verv generally cultivated. This par. is in the presb. of Kintyro and synod of Argyle. The church was built nearly eighty years ago, and there is Free Church accommodation. This parish is principally owned by the MacNeils, who formerly resided at Gigha House. The fisheries give employment to a large number of the inhabitants. A ferry plies between Kin- tyro and the island, and the Islay and Tarbet steamboat touches here. There are ruins of a chapel with many tombstones, and the family grave of tho MacNeilsr The chapel contains an altar and an old font. There are also remains of the Dun Cliefl fort, two or three cairns, and three pillar stones. Sand used in the making of glass is obtained here. The Duskere rocks lie off the N. extremity. Curious marine caves occur on the beach. Water issues from several springs in the interior. GILBERDIKE, a tnshp. in the par. of Eastringtpn, wap. of Howdenshirc, East Riding co. York, 5} miles N.E. of Howden, its post town. It is situated in tho vicinity of the Hull and Selby railway, the Staddlethorpe station being about half a mile distant. Tho hmlts. of Hive, Owsthorpe, Newport-Gilberdike, and Sandholme are included in this tnshp. The district is agricultural. The Primitive Methodists have a chapel. An Enclosure Act was obtained in 1830, under which tho tithes have been commuted for land and a money payment. N
