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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTE HILL | Moat Moat Moat |
Mr Charles Shaw Revd [Reverend] J Murray Mr Cameron Steward |
035 | A portion of rough ground and Underwood adjoining to and Stretching north easterly from Viaduct nearly surrounded by the Lugar Water Tradition points out this place where Justice was administered in the days of Baronial Sway I find the following in an old Gazetteer "Near the Village are the remains of a Mo [Moat] or Court field nearly surrounded by the Lugar Water |
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[page] 14County of Ayr -- Parish of Old Cumnock
[Note] -- Mote -- A little hill or eminence;
A barrow or tumulus -
a rising ground; a knoll -- Jaamieson
[Note] -- "In the vicinity of the Village of Cumnock
are the remains of a Moat, where, as tradition
says, the baron courts were held of old, It is
almost entirely surrounded by the Luggar;
and as its banks are steep and completely
wooded there, the whole forms a very beautiful
and picturesque scenery." -- Old statistical Account - Vol. [Volume] 6 - page 415
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Moira L- Moderator, BobbyGrierson
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