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Round Croft, which belonged to Mr. Struthers, the brewer. He, like another townsman, had a penchant for English names, and styled the other street on the croft Suffolk Street.
Killermont Street, after the lands of this name, on the banks of the Kelvin, in the parish of New Kilpatrick, about four miles from the city.
King Street (City) and King Street (Calton) were both called New Street till early in last century.
Kingston consists of the western portion of the lands purchased by the Magistrates and Council from Sir Robert Douglas in 1647. They extended from West Street to Kinning House Burn, and from the River Clyde to the lands of Shields.
Kingston Dock, authorised by Parliamentary Acts of 1840-46, was not completed till 1867. It was formed on the lands of Springfield, which had previously been occupied by the cotton-spinning factory of Todd & Higginbotham.
Kinning Park. This burgh was formed on the lands of the name. The mansion of the estate (Kinning House) stood till within the last thirty years a few yards east of Kinning Place, on Paisley Road. The name is said by a local historian to signify "rabbit park," but this is a misnomer. The true derivation is from cunyie or cunnyng, a corner. As shown in old maps, Cunnyng Park was a field formed into an angle by the intersection of the burn and the road.
Kirk Street (Townhead), opened 1 1 24, or earlier. A distillery was ill operation here in 1786, carried on by William Menzies, who was the first in the West of Scotland to have an entered still, his license being the fourth in Scotland, the duty at that time being about one penny per gallon, and the best malt spirits were sold for three shillings per gallon. The name of this street has disappeared in the march of improvement. It was formerly the western boundary of Cathedral Square, being a continuation of High Street till it joined Castle Street.
