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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COYLTON [pariSh] | Coylton Coylton Coylton Coylton |
Statistical Account. Paterson's History of Ayrshire. Johnstons County Map. County Voters List. |
033 ; 034 ; 039 ; 040 | "In some old words the name of this Parish is written Quiltoun & Cuiltoun & more recently we find it Coiltoune and Coyltoune. Some, on the authority of an old tradition, imagine it took its name from Coilus a king of the ancient Britons, said to have been killed in a battle fought in the vicinity, & interred near the ruins of the old church in the present burying grounds. Little trust can be put in this account. It is more likely the parish received its appelation from some feature characteristic of the district: or, from the River Coyl, which rises in its upper extremity. It forms the boundary of the original parish in nearly all its extent. And Coyl may be of Celtic derivation,- Coill in Gaelic signifying wood, the plural of which is Coiltean; or, it may be as Chalmers conjectures, from the British Coll or Kell, a Grove; or the British Coll the plural Cyll or Kyll, signifying hazlewood, & the Saxon termination ton. If, as is supposed, the district of Kyle was at one period a forest & we may conjecture that the hazel abounded on the banks of this river. and [continued on page 2] |
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[Page] 1Parish of Coylton
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