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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREENAN CASTLE (Remains of) | Greenan Castle Greenan Castle Greenan Castle |
Mr Shaw Esq Mr Hunter LLD [Doctor of Laws] Mr Bone Esq Mr Bone Esq |
033 | A portalice in ruins - situated on the summit of a rock and rises from high water mark. [The] Roof of a vaulted chamber on the ground flat is still entire, beyond this there is nothing within the walls but a few hanging founds for the spiral staircase. The initials and figures J.K. 1603 appear over the doorway |
| DEIL'S DYKE | Deil's Dyke Deil's Dyke Deil's Dyke |
Mr Shaw Esq Mr Hunter LLD [Doctor of Laws] Mr Bone Esq |
033 | A Fein of trap projecting into the sea. It is a little elevated interrupts the old red sands. Name derived from a humourus superstitious legend |
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Ph. [Parish] of Maybole -- [Page] 10"The tower (of Greenan Castle) is not very old, at least the letters & figures
" 'J.K. 1603' appear over the doorway. John Kennedy was the proprietor
"at the time, and it is probable that the tower was wholly built by him. At the
" sametime, there is little doubt that some similar stronghold existed on the spot
" long previously. Mention is made of the castle in the reign of William the
"Lion, in the grant of the Doon fishings for the Abbey of Melrose. It was then
" the property of Roger de Scalebroc, a vassal of Duncan, Earl of Carrick.
"In 1510, it is mentioned as 'his own mansion house', in a notarial deed by
"Thomas Davidson dated 1st July of that year; & in various other documents it
" is shown that the barony of Greenan had a tower, or other place of residence,
"before the date of the present fabric', Patterson's History of Ayrshire (1847)
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