sentences:  The Annick did not flow into the Garnock at this time and the Ardeer peninsula was an island.Subsequent to Pont's time, the sea came right up to the town, with vessels loading and unloading at the Seagate, which is now half-a-mile from the sea.The Earl of Eglinton changed the course of the Lugton Water where it ran through what is now Eglinton Country Park.