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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDMILLAN HOUSE | Ardmillan House Ardmillan House Ardmillan House Ardmillan House Ardmillan House Ardmillan House Ardmillan House Ardmillan House Ardmillan House Ardmillan House Ardmillan House Ardmillan House |
William McMorran , Magistrate James McCracken, Farmer John Graham, J.P. [Justice of the Peace] John MacLimont, Writer William Corson, Minister George K Young Esq Glendoune Johnston's County Map County voters' List Wyllie's Ayrshire Streams Pattersons History of Ayrshire Thomas Guthrie Clerk to Factor for Ardmillan Estate |
055 | Ardmillan, is said to have been a Castle of some strength, in olden time, when surrounded by a deep broad ditch, possessing its draw-bridge; There is however, no trace, at the present day, of any moat or ditch: A portion of the house is of more recent erection, and a great part of the old building is very much out of repair: - The mansion house of Ardmillan was erected about the middle of the seventeenth century: Some alterations were made, and the whole building thoroughly repaired, a few years ago.- Three Storeys high- Slated, and in good repair- property of A.C.B. Crawford Esq of Ardmillan . |
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[Page ] 49 -- Sheet 55.11 -- Parish of Girvan" Families in the parish of Girvan. Craufuirds of Ardmillan.-
" Seat - Ardmillan House, about two miles south from the town of
" Girvan. in Balfour's Collections, Ardmillan is called a castle, and a
"glowing description is given of it by Abercrummie : 'Next to this
" (Turnberry) ' is the castle of Ardmillane, so much improven, of late, that it
"' looks like a Palace, built round , court- wayes; surrounded with a deep
"' broad ditch, and strengthened with a moveable bridge at the entry; able
"'to secure the owner from the suddain commotions and assaults of the wild
"' people of this corner, which on these occasions are sett upon robbery and
"'depradation; and to enable him the better to endure a seige, he is provided
"' of well in his court; and a hand - mill in the house , for grinding meall or malt'"
Pattersons History of Ayrshire (Published 1847)
" Ardmillan House the pilgrim may survey the dilapidated old hall;
"listen to the traditions of Queen Mary having slept there for a night ; visit
"with merited condemnation the taste of a Cockney wine-merchant , who while a
"tenant of the baronial pile, had the grey old castle whitewashed in the most
"approved fashion". Wyllies Ayrshire Streams (published 1851)
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