- this term for a shallow part of a river, or a stretch of shingle used as a ford, occurs in the compound garth-fishing which describes the fishing of such places. As a place-name term, garth is found in such names as Garthdee and Inchgarth in Aberdeenshire. That said, in place-names, garth can also be an enclosure, yard, or area of cultivated land, so when you see a name containing garth it may have a different connotation.
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