Gilkicker Point
Gilkicker Point, Gosportcounty:
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Hampshire
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GILKICKER (POINT), promontory
Thus in 17th century. Completely obscure. There is or was a field called 'Gilkicke' in Whitwell (Westmorland), cf Place Names of Westmorland I, 151. The point takes its name from a three sided brick column, faced with stone, marking an underwater spit close to the site of 'Haslar Castle' (Portsmouth Papers 30). It had a partner 'Kickergill' surely one of the most extraordinary place name pairs in the country.
