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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKMICHAEL [parish] | Kirkmichael Kirkmichael Kirkmichael Kirkmichael |
Statistical Account Patterson's History of Ayrshire Johnston's County Map County Voters' List |
039 ; 040 ; 045 ; 051 | "The name of this parish, which is common to no fewer than five parishes in Scotland, is obviously derived from St. Michael, a saint of great note in the Romish Breviary, - who flourished in the tenth century. ** The character of the parish is hilly. On the banks of the rivers and streams, there are considerable tracts of level ground; but these bear a small proportion to what are unequal and undulating. The hill-pasture continues fresh & green, for most part of the season. In the upland farms, there is some little heath and moss, but no naked rock. The ground to the south from the Girvan Water continues to rise, with some interruptions, till it reaches the hill of Glenalla, which is 1612 feet above the level of the sea." Statistical Account (1842) "The name of this parish is obviously derived from St. Michael, to whom the church was dedicated. It was called in former times Kirkmichael of Gemilstoun, from the name, no doubt, of the proprietor, John de Gemilstoun, by whom the church was granted to the Prior and Canons of Whithern. The parish lies north and east, and is in length about twelve miles, and five broad, including an area of upwards of 15,000 imperial acres. ** More than a thirteenth part of the parish is wooded, natural and planted. ** six lochs of considerable extent Drumore 9 imperial Acres; Kirkmichael, 5; Shankston, 12; Croot, 10 Barnshean 28 and Spalander 45 - in all about 109 acres, less 5 acres of Spalander which are in the parish of Straiton. ** 'There are,' says the Statistical Account, 'traces of five British or Danish fortlets in this parish, two in the farm of 'Guiltreehill, [continued on page 2] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 1Parish of Kirkmichael Part 1
"There is a local tradition, besides some
proofs from ancient documents that Blairquhan
is within the original land-marks of this parish .
Convenience, no doubt, suggests the propriety of
its belonging to Straiton, and possibly, in this
way, the old parochial connexion may have
been altered without further title or deed of an-
-nexation, ecclesiastical or civil. The main part
of the beautiful approach to the castle, along
the banks of the river, is within the present admitted
boundary of the parish".
Statistical Account (1842)
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