GOUROCK, police burgh, burgh of barony and watering place, Renfrewshire, Scotland, on the south of the Firth of Clyde, 3 a m. W. by N. of Greenock by the L.M.S.R., which passes through long tunnels between the two places. Pop. (1931) 8,844. It is partly situated on a fine bay affording good anchorage, largely used by yacht clubs of the Clyde, and the quay is an important centre for passenger steamers. Barrhill (48o ft. high) divides the town into two parts, the eastern is Kempoch, the western Ashton. Gourock became a burgh of barony in 1694.