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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAXHOLM | Maxholm Maxholm Maxholm Maxholm |
Estate Map James Farquhar occr [occupier] Valuation roll Voters List |
023 | An old farmhouse occupied by James Farquhar and the property of the Duke of Portland. |
| Site of BICKERING BUSH | Site of the Bickering Bush Site of the Bickering Bush Site of the Bickering Bush |
James Farquhar Maxholm James Wood Riccarton John Morton Riccarton |
023 | This bush once stood near the left bank of the Irvine Water and on the farm of Maxholm not far West of the farmhouse. it was taken down about 25 years ago. The following traditionary tale may be heard from many of the inhabitants of Riccarton "Wallace one day when fishing in the Irvine Water fell in with a party of English Soldiers 5 in number, who demanded his fish, he offered them part, but less than the whole wold not Satisfy them, unwilling to part with the whole he struck one of them with the butend of his fishing rod, Stunned him, then Snatching his Sword from him, he Soon laid two of the party dead at his feet the remainder retreated leaving Wallace Master of the field and of his fish. " Wallace, after this encounter, is reported to have Said "I trow that was a bicker" A bush growing near the Spot was ever after called the Bickering Bush |
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[Page] 19County of Ayr -- Parish of Riccarton.
The "bickering buss, a thorn tree which grew near the farm
house of Maxholm, until removed by some Gothic hand within
there last 20 years marked the spot where Wallace is said
to have been set upon
by five English Soldiers,
while fishing in the
Irvine, whom he defeated.
Paterson's History.
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