Handwriting help

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I am looking into old records, sent to me by a contact. This is one of my ancestors but I can't figure out where they were. (I've highlighted it as it's the bit I can't understand)
It looks like 'Gavlquinnan' but I can find no such place.
This is Scotland, in 1725.

Thanks again - yes it could well be a house name. Fossoway/Tulliebole would be the immediate area for these I believe but the family were in Dysart and later Milnathort - or at least, descendants of these people.

Anyone work out the word that comes after Mary's and Margret's fathers?

Looks like 'in' to me

maps.nls.uk/os/

These are the historical maps starfishmummy was referring to.

The period you are researching is documented in Old Parish Records. This was at a time when many/most people could not read or write. The 'recordkeeper' was the local church minister and the accuracy of the records is entirely dependent on the level of literacy of the individual minister. There was little regulated spelling at this level and a lot of information is recorded in the way the minister heard it..so some spelling is quite unique!!
www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-dict/scotland/pp441-457
The above link will let you select Fossoway...third para down and they refer to Gartwhinean and Carnbo... I think this might be what you are looking for..
Good Luck...

Just found this...
saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/place.php?id=1327500683

Genealogy is totally compulsive... sorry!!

Thanks so much, Ambo this is definitely in the right area to potentially be connected to 'my' Coventry ancestors.
Having recently done a course on old Scottish records, I had realised that the 'qu' might be 'wh' but just hadn't been able to work out what I was meant to be looking for on a map!

Happy to help...it's great when a wee door opens!!☺