What is "gowkthrapple"

Gowkthrapple may refer to:

• Gowkthrapple (Wishaw), a former village of the town of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Covenanter preacher Gowkthrapple or Goukthrapple, a character in Waverley (novel) by Walter Scott

Gowkthrapple is a small suburb of Wishaw, Scotland, situated around ¾ miles (1.2 km) from the town centre. Gowkthrapple can be entered off of the Castlehill Road which runs the length of the estate. Formerly an industrial area, associated with the Pather Iron and Steel Works and then Smith's clock factory, which opened in 1951. This closed in the 1970s, although the premises remain standing on Smith Avenue and have been reused as Garrion Business Park.