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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE HILL | Castle Hill Castle Hill Castle Hill |
Greenockmains Estate Map William Brown Esq J. P. [Justice of the Peace] Proprietor Mr Hugh Anderson Townhead of Greenock |
030 | An eminence planted with wood on the North side of the Turnpike Road leading between Muirkirk and Ayr, and about 13 chains to the South West of Greenockmains farm house. Mr Brown, whose property it is, accounts for the derivation of the name by saying there was supposed a Castle stood on it at one period. However there are no vestiges of it Remaining now, and so Remote has been the period, that even Tradition is silent on the matter - |
| CASTLEHILL PLANTATION | Castle Hill Plantation | Greenockmains Estate Map William Brown Esq J. P. [Justice of the Peace] Proprietor Mr Hugh Anderson Townhead of Greenock |
030 | A plantation Chiefly fir to the South West of Greenockmains Farm house See "Castle Hill" The ground was formerly covered with "Natural Wood but was cleared about 40 years ago to make Room for the present plantation - |
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