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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORAVIAN CHAPEL [Mill St.; Ayr] | Nil | Hugh Miller Alexander Fullarton J.J. McDerment |
033 | [Situation] N.W. Corner of Plan West side of Mill Street The Moravians were introduced into Ayr by John Caldwell an Irishman of that persuasion who Came to Ayrshire in the year 1765 and preached to large Auditories - The Church was formed in 1778 and the present place for public service was built about 2 years after, a neat Church in Mill Street to which a Grave Yard is attached - Auld Ayr 1832 It is a very plain building and entirely devoid of Ornament & accommodation for about 100 Sitters - |
| MILL STREET [Ayr] | Nil | Hugh Miller Alexander Fullarton J.J. McDerment |
033 | [Situation] Extends from High Street for a short distance & then runs parallel to the River This Street extends from the High Street 6 Chains in a N.E. [North East] direction and then turns S.E. [South East] for about 16 Chains, it is an old and irregularly built Street with a few well built houses but the majority are thatched and one Storey high |
| Site of the BARNS OF AYR | Nil | Hugh Miller Alexander Fullarton J.J. McDerment |
033 | [Situation] Supposed to have been Situated between Mill and Kyle Streets and near the Old Quarry A circumstance happened in the neighbourhood of Ayr which tradition has been scrupously faithful in handing down as a Circumstance worthy of note. It is alleged that the English Governor of Ayr had invited the Greater part of the Scottish nobility & Gentry in the western parts to meet him at some large buildings called the Barns of Ayr for the purpose of friendly Conference upon the affairs of the nation - But the English Earl entertained the treacherous purpose of putting the Scottish Gentlemen to death - and as they entered 2 by 2 the English Soldiers with a noose strangled them. + + Indignant at this instance of Cruelty the brave Sir William Wallace instantly set forwards towards the scene of barbarity accompanied by [continued on page 40] |
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