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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIEDMONT HILL | Piedmont Hill Piedmont Hill Piedmont Hill Piedmont Hill |
John MacLimont Writer William Corson Minister George K Young Esqr. Glendoune W McMorran |
055 | A Middling Sized hill which affords tolerable upland pasture Property of George Kirkpatrick Young Esq. Glendoune |
| DOWHILL CAMP | Dowhill Camp Dowhill Camp Dowhill Camp Dowhill Camp |
John MacLimont William Corson George K Young W Mcmorran |
055 | The Remains of one of these old Camps or forts. rather Remarkable in its Situation on the top of a prominent and rocky hill- Human bones and also what we would appear to have been Cooking utensils were found here a few Years ago, but in a very decayed State Property of George Kirkpatrick Young Esq. Glendoune.- |
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[Page] 42 -- Sheets 5-8 , 55-12, 56-5, 56.9 -- Parish of Girvan" The only Antiquities of which the parish can boast are
" five circular encampments, generally regarded as ancient
" British Strengths. They occupy the ridge of hills already
"described, and all of them command a view of the Sea. One of
" them is somewhat remarkable as having two parallel ditches. These encampments in all
" likelihood, belong to the period of the Danish, Irish and Scottish * invasions"
* The Scots from Argyle under Alpin
Patersons History of the County of Ayr
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