OS1/2/12/50
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDMARNOCK HOUSE | Ardmarnock House Ardmarnock House Ardmarnock |
Dr. [Doctor] Nicoll, Ardmarnock Ho. [House] New Statistical Account. County Directory |
192 | A large mansion house with ornamental grounds, the residence of Dr. [Doctor] Nicoll proprietor of the estate of Ardmarnock. |
| Site of ST. MARNOCK'S CHAPEL | Site of Chapel Site of Chapel Site of Chapel Site of Chapel |
New Statistical Account Origines Parochiales Dougald McDougall, Ardmarnock Dr. [Doctor] Nicol Ardmarnock |
192 | The Chapel of St. Marnock is said to have stood here, but nothing remains now to mark its whereabouts, A few years ago the present proprietor Dr. [Doctor] Nicol removed the foundation, he describes it as a small place, and the walls built without lime or mortar, he discovered no graves in the removal of the chapel, but the tradition of the Country, describe it as a Chapel & burying ground, |
| CAIRN [Ardmarnock House] | Cairn Borradh or Cairn |
Dr. [Doctor] Nicol Ardmarnock Ho. [House] Old Stat [Statistical] Account |
192 | This cairn has been partly removed It is situate in a close wood, a little to the South of Ardmarnock House. Dr. [Doctor] Nicol informs me that hundreds of cartloads of Stones have been removed from it for building purposes &c |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 50Site of St. Marnock's Chapel [note]
"About 3 miles S. [South] from the church is to be seen
the foundation, & a small part of the wall of a
Chapel surrounded by a Churchyard on a
Small field called Ardmarnock ie St. Marnock's Field"
Old Stat [Statistical] Account
Cairn [note]
"About 300 yds [yards] above this Chapel on an eminence appears in the end of
of a pile of Stones or borradh, an apartment or cell made up of large Flags
6 feet long & 4 broad - From what remains it seems to have been only about
20 yards long"
Old Stat [Statistical] Account
Evidently Cists
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