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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW MOUNT | Law Mount or Law Hill Law Mount or Law Hill Law Mount or Law Hill Castletown Law Mount Mount |
Robert Mackie Esqr. Loudon Cottage formerly factor of Lainshaw Estate Mr. A Watt Peacockbank Mr. A Watt Laigh Castleton Estate Map Aitkins Ph. [Parish] Map |
012 | A circular artificial Hill or Mount, on the farm of High Castleton near Lainshaw, the following information respecting it was sent to me by Mr. MacKie Loudon Cottage. "The artificial Hill or Mount on Castleton Farm, in olden times was called the Law Hill or Law Mount and tradition says it here the Baron held his Courts and dispensed justice not only in questions between his rassals, but also on crimes commited within his jurisdiction, these mounds were also used for lighting watch fires to warn the district of an inroad. it is supposed there was a chain of them within sight of each other from the border of England." |
| LAIGH CASTLETON | Laigh Castleton Laigh Castleton Laigh Castleton |
Estate Map Mr. Andrew Watt Tenant Mr Miller High Castleton |
012 | A farm with house & steading etc. on the side of the Irvine Turnpike Road, about 1¼ mile S.S.W [South, South, West] from Stewarton. Is the property of Mr Cuningham of Lainshaw |
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Parish of Stewarton -- XII.16 T. [Trace] 3
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