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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRNLEA | Cairnlea Cairnlea Cairnlea Cairnlea |
William Dill William Moore James McIlraith Johnstons County Map |
067 | [Situation] About 40 Chains South West of Barrhill Village This a well built farm house one Story high, Slated, and well laid out, with good out offices etc for farming purposes, beautifully Situated on the Side of a Sloping hill; it takes its name from a Cairn Situated adjacent, there is no vestige of the Cairn to be Seen now, but the place where it was is pointed out, there has been found an earthen Urn containing Ashes and bones in it, at the time the field in which it stood was first cultivated, Some twenty five years ago, Attached to this House is a large extent of moor which in general affords good pasturing for Sheep in the Sumer Season, the whole of the farm goes under the name of Cairnlee It is the property of the Trustees of the late Sir William Fettes |
| CAIRN (Site of) [Cairnlee] | 067 | "there is no vestige of the Cairn to be Seen now, but the place where it was is pointed out, there has been found an earthen Urn containing Ashes and bones in it, at the time the field in which it stood was first cultivated " |
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[Page] 75Sheet 67 Plan 10 Trace 4 -- Parish of Colmonell
"About 40 Chains South West of Barrhill Village"
"Authority for Orthogrophy
Revd [Reverend] William Dill Colmonell by Girvan
Revd [Reverend] William Moore Barrhill by Girvan and
James McIlraith Esqr. Auchenflower by Girvan."
Thomas O Farrell ca [civilian assistant]
30th March 54 [1854]
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