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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOCKDOLIAN CASTLE (In Ruins) | Knockdolian Castle (in ruins) Knockdolian Castle (in ruins) Knockdolian Castle (in ruins) Knockdolian Castle Knockdolian Castle |
William Dill John Jamieson Alexander Cathcart Esq. John F Gray Esq. Johnstons Co. [County] Map Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1842 |
066 | [Situation] On the North Side of The Stinchar and adjacent to the public Road about 2 Miles from Colmonell The Ruins of an ancient Castle which appears from the date stone to have been erected in the year 1636. Its walls are all entire, about three feet in thickness, and composed of lime & Stone. It Rises to an elevation of three Stories the two upper floors of which are Stone. It is the property and was the Residence of the Cathcart family previous to the erection of the New castle adjacent. At the west Side of the castle are several grassy Slopes or Ramparts, the remains of the outer defences of the Castle. |
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[Page] 59 -- Sheet 66.2 -- No. 4 -- Parish of Colmonell" The house of Knockdolian, the remains of which stand on the east, at the foot of Knockdolian Hill, where
"Abercrombie wrote - shortly before the Revolution- was the seat of the McCubbins. Here he says. is shewn
"what art and industrie can do, to render a place to which nature hath not been favourable, very pleasant
"by planting of gardens, orchards, walks and rows of trees, that surprise the beholder with things so far
"beyond expectation in a countrey so wild and mountainous ." such was Knockdolian House at the
"end of the 17th Century." Patersons Hist. [History] of Ayr.
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