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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIGNEIL CASTLE (In Ruins) | Craigneil Castle Craigneil Castle Craigneil Castle Craigneil Castle Craigniel Castle Craigneil Castle Craigneil Castle Craigneil Castle Craigneil Castle |
Thomas McKeown John Milroy James McIlwraith Robert Temple John Jamieson William Dill Alexander Cathcart Johnstons County Map Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1842 Patersons Hist. [History] of Ayr |
066 | [Situation] On the South Side of the Stinchar, about 25 Chains S. by W. [South by West] of Colmonell- The ruins of a strong Fortalice of the thirteenth century. It commands a very extensive prospect of the Valley through which the Stinchar flows It is Supposed to have been built by Neil Earl of Carrick hence its Name- It is also Said to have been a place of refuge to Robert Bruce during his retreat in Ayrshire |
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[Page] 61 -- Sheet 66. 3 -- Parish of Colmonell" Craigneil Castle, though a ruin is still pretty entire. It is a massive, Strong
" tower, Similar in Structure to Dundonald Castle, in Kyle -Stewart, three
" Stories high, with walls six feet in thickness. It stands upon a rock of
"Mountain limestone, which originally rose in a conical form out of
" the valley, a short distance above Colmonell. Now owing to the manner in
" which the rock has been quarried, the Castle seems as if it had been built
" upon a ravine. from its position it commands a view of the whole valley
" of the Stinchar, from Penmore to Knockdolian . Seen from the Bridges at
"Colmonell, the ruin is very imposing. The Castle is Supposed to have beenbuilt in the thirteenth Century
" by a Neil, Earl of Carrick - hence its derigation Craigneil "
Pattersons Hist. [History] of Ayr
" It belongs to the Most Noble the Marquis of Ailsa , and in feudal times was a prison and place
" of execution"
Stat. Acct. (Statistical Account] 1842.
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