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STRAITON [parish] |
Straiton
Straiton
Straiton
Straiton |
Paterson's History of Ayrshire
Statistical Account (1842)
Voters List
Johnston's County Map |
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"In early charters the name of this place is spelled variously - Strattun, Stratton, Strattoun, Strattin etc. ., It is no doubt of Celtic derivation, though not perhaps formed as, as Chalmers supposes by a union of the Gaelic Strath (th being silent) and Saxon toun but rather by the addition of don, deep - so that Stradon would signify the deep valley which is precisely descriptive of the site occupied by the church and village of Straiton, which stand between two hills on the upper part of the Girvan Water." Paterson's History of Ayrshire (1847)
"Straiton is one of the largest parishes in Ayrshire. Its extreme length from Carnochan on the river Doon, to the farm of Star, at the head of Loch Doon, is more than 20 miles. Its extreme breadth from the Doon near Dalmellington, to the farm of Knockgarner, is upwards of 8 miles. The number of square miles may be about 82. It is bounded on the north by Kirkmichael and Dalrymple parishes; on the east, by Dalmellington; on the south by Carsphairn, Kells, Minigaff and Barr; and on the west by Dailly and Kirkmichael. ** The valleys of the Girvan and Doon are arable, and are either cultivated or in meadow, so that they present many agreeable landscapes. The rest of the parish is hill, and the southeast [continued on page 2] |
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STRAITON |
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south-east extremity is remarkably wild and rocky. Craigengower, the hill of the goats, rises immediately behind the manse, to the height of 1300 feet. Bennan hill, half a mile [south] of the village, on which a small obelisk was built about fifty years ago, is about 1150 feet high. From both these hills
there are fine views of Ayrshire, the firth of Clyde, Arran, and part of the coast of Ireland. The hills in the higher part of the parish are exceedingly numerous, but do not rise to any great elevation. ** Besides Loch Doon there are twenty two . small lakes in the parish.
Statistical Account (1842)
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Parish of Straiton Continued |
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COALSTON CASTLE |
Coalston Castle
Coalston Castle
Coalston Castle |
John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young |
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This is the uausal name given to a thatched cothouse in bad repair. It is not built upon the site of an antiquity nor near one. It has probably derived the name Castle from the peculiar construction of the upper storey of the dwelling house |
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COALSTON |
Coalston
Coalston
Coalston |
John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young |
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A small thatched cothouse in bad repair. The name is derived from an adjacent enclosure in which were several coalpits. |
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PLANTINHEAD |
Plantinhead
Plantinhead
Plantinhead |
John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young |
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A small thached Cothouse in bad repair. Plantin is this name is not the English word plantain but a Scotticism for planting or Plantation. Th e house is situated at the head of a belt of mixed wood. |
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DALVENNAN T.P. |
Dalvennan Tollbar
Dalvennan Tollbar
Dalvennan Tollbar
Dalvennan Tollbar
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Dalvennan Tollbar |
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Tollboard
John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young |
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Of the usual size - one [storey] slated and in good repair - [full] rates payable at this [toll] bar |
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SHANKSTON LOCH |
Shankston Loch
Shankston Loch
Shankston Loch
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Shankston Loch
Shankston Loch |
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John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
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A Small loch on [the] mutual boundary of Straiton & Kirkmichal Phs. [Parishes]. It is the [source] of Dyrock Burn |
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SHANKSTON |
Shankston
Shankston
Shankston
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Shankston
Shankston
Shankston |
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John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young
County Voters List
Johnston's County Map |
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A large farmsteading in good repair - property of Macadam Cathcart. dwelling is two storeys slated offices. also slated. |
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KEIRSMILL |
Keirsmill
Keirsmill
Keirsmill
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Keirsmill
Kiersmill |
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John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young
County Voters' List |
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A Small farmsteading consisting of a Single row, Slated & thatched, one storey. - name derived from a corn mill, now in ruins, which stands near it. Property of Hon. [Honourable] Mrs Leslie Cumming. |
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KEIRS MILL (Corn) (Ruins of) |
Keirs Mill
Keirs Mill
Keirs Mill
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Keirs Mill
Keirs Mill |
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John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
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A corn mll in ruins. property of Hon [Honourable] Mrs. L. Cummng. |
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CARNOCHAN |
Carnochan
Carnochan
Carnochan
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Carnochan
Carnochan
Cornachan |
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John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young
County Voters List
Johnston's County Map |
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A farmsteading dwelling house slated in good repair two storeys, offices numerous, one storey - slated & thatched in good repair. |
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Ph. [Parish] of Straiton |
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HANNAH'S GLEN |
Hannah's Glen
Hannah's Glen
Hannah's Glen
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Hannah's Glen |
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John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young |
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A small shallow wooded glen, on the mutual boundary of Straiton & Kirkmichael [Parishes] |
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DALVENNAN |
Dalvennan
Dalvennan
Dalvennan
Dalvennan
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Dalvennan
Dalvennan |
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John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young
County Voters' List
Johnston's County Map |
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A farmsteading, dwelling house two storeys slated- offices one generally slated. All in bad repair. property of Mrs Leslie Cumming. |
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DALOWIE |
Dalowie
Dalowie
Dalowie
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Dalowie
Dalowie
Dalowie |
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John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen
Matthew Young
County Voters' List
Johnston's County Map |
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An old farmsteading dwelling house two storeys. the offices one, thatched, all in bad repair - property of Hon. [Honourable] Mrs Leslie Cumming. |
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KING's HILL |
King's Hill
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King's Hill
King's Hill |
Revd. [Reverend] John Blair
Mr. John Macadam
Mr. Matthew Young |
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An elevated field commanding a good view of Blairquhan. It is connected with an amusing story related in Chalmer's Picture of Scotland: Two rivals for the Barony of Blairquhan submitted their claims to James III who decided that one should ride and the other walk from Edinburgh to Blairquhan and who should first reach the Castle and kindle a fire therein was to become Lord of the Manor. An equitable appearance was given to this eccentric judgement by fixing the mode of transport by each by drawing lots. The King accompanied the rider and halted when he reached this field, (called King's Hill from the circumstance) attracted by the column of smoke which already arose from the Castle, kindled, as he was soon afterwards told, by the successful pedestrian. Property of Sir D. H. Blair. |
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Ph. [Parish] of Straiton |
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TRANEW LINN |
Tranew Linn |
Mr. M Young
Revd. [Reverend] John McEwen
Mr. D Bone |
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A Waterfall about 6 feet high, in the Water of Girvan, there is nothing [remarkable] with, or about it, it takes its name [from] the adjacent Farm of that name, in [the] adjoining Parish. Kirkmichael. |
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Ph. [Parish] of Straiton |
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BURNTON |
Burnton
Burnton
Burnton
Burnton
Burnton |
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John Walker
Matthew Young
James Macadam
Johnston's County Burn [Map] |
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Ruins of a farmsteading property of Hon [Honourable] Mrs Leslie Cumming. |
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CLATY BURN |
Claty Burn
Claty Burn
Claty Burn
Claty Burn |
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James Macadam
George Hendrie
Matthew Young |
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A continuation of March Burn - name begins at its entrance into Bishopland Holm, continued till it falls into Littleton Burn. |
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BACKGLEN BURN |
Backglen Burn
Backglen Burn
Backglen Burn
Backglen Burn |
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Mr M. Young
Mr. James Macadam
Mr George Hendrie |
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A Small Stream which takes its rise from Chapel Hill and falls into Spallander Burn |
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Ph. [Parish] of Straiton |
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KEIRS CASTLE (Ruin) |
Keirs Castle
Keirs Castle
Keirs Castle
Keirs Castle
Castle in ruins |
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James Macadam
George Hendrie
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
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A ruined fortalice nothing remains but a single ruinous wall about 30 ft in height & 9 in thickness. Its original conformation - square - is still discernible from the foundation Course of the fallen walls. It is associated with Wallace who is said to have beseiged it, and have been driven from it after a brief possession it is the property of Col. [Colonel] Macadam |
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DYROCK BURN |
Dyrock Burn
Dyrock Burn
Dyrock Burn
Dyrock (Burn) |
Rev. [Reverend] John McEwan
Ph. [Parish] Register
Mr M Young
Johnston's County Map |
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"The little stream of Dyrock takes its rise from Shankston Loch has a small tributary from Barnshean loch. The main one from Spallander Loch, and thence flowing by the village of Kirkmichael it empties itself into the Water of Girvan above the farm of Mackailston. Stat acc. [Statistical Account] Description correct. |
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BLAIRQUHAN |
Blairquhan
Blairquhan
Blairquhan
Blairquhan |
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
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The seat of Sir D. Hunter Blair Bart. [Baronet]. The signification of the word (Celtic) is said to be Fairy-land. It was built in 1824 - almost upon the site of the Old Castle of Blairquhan. It has been described as a correct specimen of the architecture of Henry VII time - with Tudor porch. This description is quite accurate and there is no more noticeable feature in the building than the perfect purity with which one style of architecture has been preserved throughout all the details of Construction. In the arches of the porch however there is greater lightness & grace. A deep massive archway at the E. [Eastern] extremity of the building conducts to the Kitchen Court the interior of which is fitted
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Ph. [Parish] of Straiton
"The old Castle of Blairquhan has been superseded
"by the splendid mansion built by David Hunter Blair,
" Bart. [Baronet] in 1824" Patterson's History of Ayrshire (1847)
"The old Castle of Blairquhan of which some of
"the windows and mouldings are preserved in the kitchen court
" of the modern mansion, was of great antiquity. A considerable
"part of it had been built about the year 1570, but
"McWhirter's tower was some centuries older. A curious
"legendary tale regarding one of this family in the reign
"of James III, may be found in Chamber's Picture of Scotland.
"The Castle afterwards became the property of the
"Kennedys, a branch of the family of Cassillis. In the reign
"of Charles II it came into the possession of the Whiteford family;
"and at the end of last century it was purchased
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BLAIRQUHAN |
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up with window pieces & other mouldings from the old Castle. The offices are detached from the mansion and consist of a solid two storey erection occupying a small square. The principal approach to Blairquhan has been carried by the Water of Girvan for two miles & a half. The ornamental ground is well kept & picturesquely situated |
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Blairquhan continued,
"maternally descended from the Kennedy's, Earls of Cassillis.
"During the persecution, a garrison was stationed in Blairquahan,
"of 100 foot, and 20 horse ** Blairquhan Castle,
"(modern mansion), the seat of Sir D. Hunter Blair Baronet,
"was finished in the year 1824. It is upon the banks of the
"Girvan, almost upon the site of the ancient castle, and
" about a mile from Straiton village".
Statistical Account (1842) |
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THE DOOL TREES |
The Dool Trees |
James Taylor
Hugh Donaldson
Matthew Young |
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Two remarkable plane trees each about 17 feet in circumference at the base, on which the "Barons in the olden times are Said to have hung the Culprits that were under their Jurisdiction." |
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MEIKLEHOLM BURN |
Meikleholm Burn
Meikleholm Burn
Meikleholm Burn
Meikleholm Burn |
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J Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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A stream which collects near Keirs Hill, and flows for the most part through a steep glen into River Doon |
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MEIKLEHOLM GLEN |
Meikleholm Glen
Meikleholm Glen
Meikleholm Glen
Meikleholm Glen |
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J Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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A glen through which Meikleholm Burn flows some parts are precipitous. Not very rocky. |
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KILMAINS |
Kilmains
Kilmains
Kilmains
Kilmains |
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J Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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A green Knoll on Keirs Hill. There is a conspicuous ledge of rock on the N. [North] side. |
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Ph. [Parish] of Straiton |
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MEIKLEHOLM |
Meikleholm
Meikleholm
Meikleholm
Meikleholm
Mickle Holm |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
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A Small thatched [farmsteading,] one storey, in good repair - [property of] the Hon [Honourable] Mrs Leslie Cumming |
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MEIKLE HOLM |
Meikle Holm
Meikle Holm
Meikle Holm
Meikle Holm |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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A large holm on the [banks] of the River Doon which has [given] a name to the farmsteading [to] which is attached property [of the Honourable] Mrs Leslie Cumming |
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KNOCKANNOT |
Knockannot
Knockannot
Knockernnet
Knockanet |
Estate Map 1842
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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An arable Knoll - [trig [trigonometrical] station] on its Summit - property of [Colonel] Cathcart. |
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CHAPEL [Chapel Hill] |
Chapel
Chapel
Chapel
Chapel
Chapel |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
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A name applied to a cothouse of which the foundation course is all that remains. The house is said to have derived its name from the circumstance of a chapel having stood in the neighbourhood; no one, however, can point out the site of such an edifice. |
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CHAPEL WELL |
Chapel Well
Chapel Well
Chapel Well
Chapel Well |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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A large spring well at the base of Chapel Hill. |
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CHAPEL HILL |
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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A pasture elevation - small - name derived from the ruin which is supposed to have stood at its base as described above - property of Hon [Honourable] Mrs Leslie Cumming. |
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LOCHHEAD |
Lochhead
Lochhead
Lochhead
Lochhead
Lochhead |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
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A Small farmsteading [in] ruins - property of Sir D. [Hunter Blair] |
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LOCHHEAD BURN |
Lochhead Burn
Lochhead Burn
Lochhead Burn
Lochhead Burn |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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A stream wjich collects [on the] surface between Keirs & [Lambdoughty] Hills & after a short [Course] empties itself into Spallander [Loch.] |
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GREEN HILL |
Green Hill
Green Hill
Green Hill
Green Hill |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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A slight green [pasture] elevation trigl [tirgonometrical] station on [top] property of Col. [Colonel] Macadam |
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LOWER BROOM KNOWE |
Lower Broom Knowe
Lower Broom Knowe
Lower Broom Knowe |
Estate Map 1842
John Walker
Thomas E. Macfadyen |
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A Small elevation partly excavated for sand - for origin of name see Upper Broom Knowe |
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RATTEN LOOP |
Ratten Loop
Ratten Loop
Ratten Loop
Ratten Loop |
Estate Map 1842
Estate Map 1846
John Walker
Thomas E. Macfadyen |
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A portion of River Doon. Ratten is a Scotticism for Rat. Loop refers to the bend of the River |
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HORSEMAN'S KNOWE |
Horseman's Knowe
Horseman's Knowe
Horseman's Knowe |
Estate Map 1842
John Walker
Thomas E. Macfadyen |
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An elevated field affording rough pasture origin of name not known. |
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SPY KNOWE |
Spy Knowe
Spy Knowe
Spy Knowe
Spy Knowe
Spy Knowe
Spy Knowe |
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Estate Map 1846
Estate Map 1842
Mr James Macadam
Mr George Hendrie
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A small conical [hill.] This name is given to it [from] the circumstance of its [affording] an excellent propsect |
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THE YEW TREE |
The Yew Tree
The Yew Tree
The Yew Tree |
Estate Map 1842
Estate Map 1846
John Walker |
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A wide-spreading [Yew] tree, evidently of great [age] situated near the top of [Keirs] Glen. It is said that [the] Scotch hero Wallace concealed himself in the tree when he had been [ejected] out of Keir's Castle |
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UPPER BROOM KNOWE |
Upper Broom Knowe
Upper Broom Knowe
Upper Broom Knowe |
Estate Map 1842
John Walker
Thomas E Macfadyen |
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A small [green] knoll. The furze which [grows] upon it & originated the [name] has been partly removed |
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MEIKLEHOLM BRIDGE |
Meikleholm Bridge
Meikleholm Bridge
Meikleholm Bridge
Meikleholm Bridge |
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Mr John Walker
Rev [Reverend] Thomas E. Macfadyen
Mr M. Young |
046 |
A small private wooden bridge, in indifferent repair, built over the Water of Doon, and leading to the farmsteading of Meikleholm. |
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KEIRS BRIDGE |
Keirs Bridge
Keirs Bridge
Keirs Bridge
Keirs Bridge |
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Mr John Walker
Rev. [Reverend] Thomas E. Macfadyen
Mr M. Young |
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A Small wooden bridge in bad repair - private, built over River Doon |
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THE WEEL POOL |
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The Weel Pool
The Weel Pool
The Weel Pool |
Estate Map 1842
Estate Map 1846
James Macadam
George Hendrie |
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A deep pool in River Doon. Weel signifies a Kind of trap for fish, and is always applied in Scotland to natural pools. The word pool is therefore quite unnecessary, but always used in this instance. |
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KEIRS |
Keirs
Keirs
Keirs
Kiers
Keirs |
Estate Map 1846
James Macadam
George Hendrie
County Voters' List
Johnston's County Map |
046 |
A farmsteading, in excellent repair, dwellinghouse & offices one storey, slated. A stone from Keirs Castle is built into the wall immediately above the entrance to the dwellinghouse. It bears an escutcheon for quartering arms but too much defaced to be described |
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BURNFOOT |
Burnfoot
Burnfoot
Burnfoot
Burnfoot
Burnfoot of Keirs
Burnfoot |
Estate Map 1846
James Macadam
George Hendrie
Estate Map 1842
County Voters' List
Johnston's County Map |
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A thatched cothouse in middling repair - property of Col [Colonel] Macadam Cathcart. |
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FARRANS |
Torrans
Farrans
Farrans
Farrans
Furrens |
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James Macadam
George Hendrie
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
046 |
Several knolls on the [Summit] of Grimmet Hill. Farrans appears to be the local [name] derivation unknown |
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WHITE HILL |
White Hill
White Hill
White Hill
White Hill
Whitehill |
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James Macadam
George Hendrixe
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
046 |
A Small hill on [the] farm of Grimmet. The [term] White is often applied to [the] pasture when in the vicinity of [rough] or very Rough pasture. |
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GRIMMET GLEN |
Grimmet Glen
Grimmet Glen
Grimmet Glen
Grimmet Glen |
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James Macadam
George Hendrie
Matthew Young |
046 |
A Small [wooded] dell in the farm of Grimmet. It is precipitous in some [places] but in no part deep. |
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KEIRSHILL |
Keirshill
Keirshill
Keirshill
Keirshill |
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James Macadam
George Hendrie
Matthew Young |
046 |
A thatched cothouse in indifferent repair - property of Col [Colonel] Macadam cathcart. |
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COLLIERS ROW |
Collier's Row
Collier's Row
Collier's Row
Collier's Row |
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James Macadam
George Hendrie
Matthew Young |
046 |
A row of thatched tenements in bad repair - deriving its name from the occupation of its tenants. It is within the farm of Keirs |
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KEIRS GLEN |
Keirs Glen
Keirs Glen
Keirs Glen
Keirs Glen |
Estate Map 1842
James Macadam
George Hendrie
Matthew Young |
046 |
A deep, narrow, wooded glen adjacent to Keirs farmsteading. Keirs Burn runs through it. |
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KEIRS BURN |
Keirs Burn
Keirs Burn
Keirs Burn
Keirs Burn |
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James Macadam
George Hendrie
Matthew Young |
046 |
A Stream which [takes] its rise near Keirs Lime [Works, runs] through Keirs Glen, & falls [into the] River Doon. |
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KEIRS LIME WORKS |
Keirs Lime Works
Keirs Lime Works
Keirs Lime Works
Keirs Lime Works |
Estate Map 1846
James Macadam
George Hendrie
Matthew Young |
046 |
Extensive Lime Works - property of Col. [Colonel] Macadam Cathcart [and] is of a good quality & abundant excavations cover a considerable [area] but are remarkably shallow. [The] Kilns are rude & Small. |
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NETHER GRIMMET |
Nether Grimmet
Nether Grimmet
Nether Grimmet
Nether Grimmet
Nether Grimmat |
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James Macadam
George Hendrie
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
046 |
Ruins of a Small farmsteading - property of Col. [Colonel] Macadam Cathcart |
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BOATHOUSE |
Boathouse
Boathouse
Boathouse
Boathouse
Boat House |
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A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway
Johnston's County Map |
046 |
A Small plain old fashioned house one Storey high thatched and in bad repair. It received this name from the circumstance of a Ferry being across the River Doon Solely for the accommodation of the farm on which the house is on, the Ferry is private property. In former times it would be of more use than at present, as there was a large Farm house above the Boathouse and no bridge on the Doon nearer than Patna and Auchenroy. The property of Sir David Hunter Blair Bart [Baronet]. |
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GRIMMET |
Grimmat
Grimmet
Grimmet
Grimmet
Grimmet
Grimmet |
Johnston's County Map
A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway
County voters' list
Statistical Account |
058 |
A large Farm House two Storeys high Slated and in very good repair the Steadings are in Keeping one Storey high partly Slated and partly thatched all Surrounded by very old Trees which indicate the place to be very old. Standing attached to this House is a very large extent both of arable and moor land the property of Sir David Hunter Blair Bart [Baronet] |
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GRIMMET LINNS |
Grimmat Linns
Grimmet Linns
Grimmet Linns
Grimmet Linns |
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A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway |
046 |
Two Linns or waterfalls on Red Burn adjacent to and west of Grimmat Farm house the fall is divided at the top by a Small isle about mid way down this isle the water rushes over a lean rock with a fall of about 20 feet it looks splendid at the time of a flood. |
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AUCHENROY |
Auchenroy
Auchenray
Auchenroy
Auchenroy
Auchenroy
Auchenroy
Auchenroy |
Estate Map 1851
A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway
R. Smith
County voters' list
Johnston's County Map |
046 |
A Neat Substantial Farm house two Storey high Slated and in very good repair the outoffices are in Keeping with the Farmhouse but only one Storey high all Surrounded by Small neat Fir Plantation there is a Small portion of arable and large extent of good moor land attached to this farm the property of the Honle [Honourable] Colonel F M Cathcart |
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BOGTON LOCH |
Bogton Loch
Bogton Loch
Bogton Loch
Bogton Loch
Bogton Loch |
Estate Map 1851
A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway
Johnston's County Map |
046 |
A fresh water loch through which flows the River Doon. Its dimensions vary with that River. The land all around is low and level and as the Doon increases or decreases So does the Loch there is a probability had there been no River Doon there would be no Bogton Loch. After a heavy fall of rain acres of the adjacent low lands are innundated for weeks. The Loch is fertile in reeds (which is but a natural consequence from the Shallowness of parts of it), these with Scattered Clumps of close willows on the margin attract a great quantity of various Kinds of water-fowl. Parish Boundary passes through it - both Sides belong to the Hone. [Honourable] F. M. Cathcart |
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AUCHENROY BRIDGE |
Auchenroy Bridge
Auchenroy Bridge
Auchenroy Bridge
Auchenroy Bridge
Auchenroy Bridge |
Estate Map 1851
A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway
R Smith |
046 |
An old Parish Bridge of one Arch built of freestone over the River Doon on the Parish Road from Straiton to Dalmellington rising with a Sudden Span of 17 feet above the level of the River. The approach of the road on each Side is nearly level with the River the Bridge rising with Such a Sudden elavation displays a curious idea in the builder. All bridges on parish as well as on turnpike roads in this district are County Bridges. |
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DALNEAN HILL |
Dalnean Hill
Dalnean Hill
Dalnean Hill
Dalnean Hill |
Estate Map 1851
A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway |
046 |
A Small but rather prominent hill on which is a Trig [Trigonometrical] Station with Some ruins of houses at the north base, it affords excellent pasture for either Sheep or cattle the property of the Hone. [Honourable] Colonel Cathcart |
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DALNEAN CRAIG |
Dalnean Craig
Dalnean Craig
Dalnean Craig
Dalnean Craig |
Estate Map 1851
A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway |
046 |
A Small but rocky precipice with a few Scattered trees and Some brushwood on the South east of Dalnean hill the property of the Hone. [Honourable] Cathcart |
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THE ISLE |
The Isle
The Isle
The Isle
The Isle |
Estate Map 1851
A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway |
046 |
A portion of land on the South margin of Bogton Loch covered with willows and nearly the whole of the year with water but at all times a deep marsh: it is a great retreat for wild duck, Geese and other water fowl, which resort to this Loch in great numbers the property of the Hone. [Honourable] Colonel F M Cathcart |
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GLENHEAD |
Glenhead
Glenhead
Glenhead
Glenhead
Glenhead
Glenhead |
Estate Map 1851
A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway
County voters' list
Johnston's County Map |
046 |
A Small farm house one Storey thatched and only a middling state of repair Situated on rather a prominent site attached to which is a portion of arable and an extent of good dry moor land. The Old trees around the house would indicate that its an old place the property of the Hone. [Honourable] Colonel Cathcart |
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GLENHEAD GLEN |
Glenhead Glen
Glenhead Glen
Glenhead Glen
Glenhead Glen |
Estate Map 1851
A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway |
046 |
A Small narrow Glen through which flows a Small tiny Stream both Sides of the Glen are partly covered with natural wood |
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ACRE MULLOCH |
Acre Mulloch
Acre Mulloch
Acre Mulloch
Acre Mulloch |
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A. Hervey
W. Gilchrist
W. G. Galloway |
046 |
A Small portion of Rough pasture on margin of the River Doon subject to floods formerly belonged to the Parish of Dalmellington an artificial cut to Shorten a bend in the river has been made and now Acre Mulloch forms nearly an island the property of the Hone. [Honourable] [Colonel] Cathcart Berbeth |
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PALMULLAN GLEN |
Palmullan Glen
Palmullan Glen
Palmullan Glen |
Matthew Young
John Blair
David Bone |
051 |
A wooded rocky dell intersected by Palmullan Burn. The most noticeable feature in the glen is large masses of rock which rise perpendiularly from the banks of the stream, in many places overhanging - a circumstance which prevents much of the bold outline of this picturesque dell from appearing on Plan. |
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THE MOTE |
The Moat
The Moat
The Moat |
Matthew Young
John Blair
David Bone |
051 |
A small wooded knoll, said to be artificial: Its formation is certainly very regular, and quite similar to the well-known elevation, supposed to have been justice-seats and known by the name of Mote. The wood is a recent addition. There is no tradition connected with it. |
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Parish of Straiton
Copy from original Name Sheet
Copy from original Name Sheet
F. E. P. Lt RE [Francis Edward Pratt Lieutenant Royal Engineers] |
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PALMULLAN BRIDGE |
Palmullan Bridge
Palmullan Bridge
Palmullan Bridge |
Matthew Young
Rev [Reverend] J. Blair
David Bone |
051 |
An old wooden bridge thrown over Palmullan Glen, at a very picturesque part of it, commanding a view of the [Linfern] which probably originated the 'Lin' in Linfern. The object of the authorities [in] giving this word as 'Penmallin' is to [show] the variety, not to authorise the [word] in this form. They have written Palmullan in other sheets. This is a Parish [Bridge.] |
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GARLEFFIN FELL |
Garleffin Fell
Garleffin Fell
Garleffin Fell |
Rev [Reverend] John Blair
Mr Matthew Young
David Bone Esq |
051 |
A high and extensive heathy [hill] ascent gradual, on all sides: [Property] of various persons, and partly [situated] in Barr Parish. |
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Parish of Straiton
Copy from Original sheet
Copied from Orthography
for Palmullan Glen
Copy from Original Name Sheet
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CARTHREAVY KNOWES |
Cathreavy Knowes
Cathreavy Knowes
Cathreavy Knowes
Cathreavy Knowes |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
A rough pasture field broken up into a series of Knolls property of Mr George Ramsay |
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TOD KNOWES |
Tod Knowes
Tod Knowes
Tod Knowes
Tod Knowes |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
A rough pasture hill with an undulating surface covered with scattered trees. property of Mr George Ramsay. |
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WEE BERBETH LOCH |
Wee Berbeth Loch
Wee Barbeth Loch
Wee Barbeth Loch
Wee Barbeth Loch |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
A Small loch at the base of Shear Hill property of Col. [Colonel] Macadam Cathcart and George Ramsay |
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BERBETH MAINS |
Berbeth Mains
Barbeth Mains
Barbeth Mains
Barbeth Mains
Berbeth (Mains)
Mains
Barbeth Mains |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young
County voters' list
Johnston's County Map
Col [Colonel] Macadam Cathcart |
052 |
A farmsteading in good [repair] tenant & proprietor Col. [Colonel] [Macadam Cathcart] dwellinghouse two storeys, [outoffices] one, slated. |
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KNOCKMORE |
Knockmore
Knockmore
Knockmore
Knockmore |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
A Small pasture [hill] Trig [Trigonometrical] station on its summit - [property of] Col. [Colonel] Macadam Cathcart. |
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CORSON'S KNOWE |
Corson's Knowe
Corson's Knowe
Corson's Knowe
Corsan's knowe |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
A pasture knoll [connected] to Berbeth House. |
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BLACKNEY BRAE |
BlacKney Brae
BlacKney Brae
BlacKney Brae
BlacKney Brae |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
The most precipitous portion of the steep on the W. [West] side of Craigs of Ness. |
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LINN LIVER BRIDGE |
Linn Liver Bridge
Linn Liver Bridge
Linn Liver Bridge
Linn Liver Bridge |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
A stone bridge - private - one arch - in good repair. built over the Doon on the principal approach to Berbeth House. |
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STONE BRIDGE |
Stone Bridge
Stone Bridge
Stone Bridge
Stone Bridge |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
This is the only name given to an old stone bridge one arch on the River Doon, above Linn Liver Bridge. It is private - property of Col. [Colonel] Macadam Cathcart - in middling repair |
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BROAD DUB |
Broad Dub
Broad Dub
Broad Dub
Broad Dub |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
A broad shallow portion of the River Doon at the N [North] entrance of the Craigs of Ness |
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CRAIGHEAD WOOD |
Craighead Wood
Craighead Wood
Craighead Wood
Craighead Wood |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
A portion of the wood on the [West side] of the Craigs of Ness. The part which covers the Craigs is thick & red A house now levelled stood within it. |
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MEIKLE KNOWE OF CRAIGHEAD |
Meikle Knowe of Craighead
Meikle Knowe of Craighead
Meikle Knowe of Craighead
Meikle Knowe of Craighead |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
A small rocky mound adjoining Craighead Wood. The term Meikle is not very applicable in this instance it is probably named in reference to some smaller elevation no longer known by any name |
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BERBETH |
Berbeth
Barbeth
Barbeth
Barbeth
Barbeth
Berbeth
Berbeth House
Berbeth |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young
County voters' list
Statistical Account
Johnston's County Map
Col [Colonel] Macadam Cathcart |
052 |
A large plain manor house - property and residence of Col. [Colonel Macadam Cathcart. The main section is formed by three parts of a Square. The principal entrance by a plain porch at the inner angle - N. [North] side, surmounted by a blank escutcheon. An isolated portion, containing the stables, granaries, workshops encloses a spacious square, and consists of a plain two storey erection with high Gothic archways in the N. [North] & S. [South] angles - the centre of N. [North] angle bearing a round tower, surmounted by a dome. The other parts are plain, one storey buildings. The adjoining gardens are large & supplied with conservatories & stores. The situation of the mansion is one of peculiar beauty. |
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GLESSEL BURN |
Glessel Burn
Glessel Burn
Glessel Burn
Glessel Burn
Glassel Burn |
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Matthew Young
James Macadam
George Hendrie
Johnston's County Map |
052 |
A Considerable Stream which rises on the N. [North] side of Big Hill of Glenmount & after a rapid Course through the grounds of Barbeth empties itself into River Doon at the N. [North] Side of Craigs of Ness. |
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GLESSEL |
Glessel
Glessel
Glessel
Glessel
Glesset |
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Matthew Young
James Macadam
George Hendrix
Johnston's County Map |
052 |
This name is applied to the houses of a Gasworks within the grounds of Barbeth. The Gaswork - small- in good repair, -are exclusively for the use of Barbeth House, and the other houses, one storey slated, and in good repair, are the residences of workmen attached to the estate. |
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CRAIGS OF NESS |
Craigs of Ness
Craigs of Ness
Craigs of Ness
Craigs of Ness
Craigs of Ness |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
052 |
A deep narrow channel, which receives the water of Loch Doon at the Bridge of Ness, adjoining its point of egress from the loch - and forming the grandest natural object in the County. A bold, round, rocky hill, coated with deep-brown moss, stands at the E. [East] entrance of the glen; immediately N. [North] of this the wood & precipice begin, Consisting at first of a series of black shelving rocks, partially concealed by the thick foliage - the cliff increases in height and rugged grandeur, till, about midway, it reaches to greatest altitude in a long semicircular sweep. Steep as the wall of a house it rises from the margin of the Doon to a height of nearly 300 ft. Thick old ivy is trellised all over the face of the impending steep. Green lichens clinging to the rocks, uprooted trees hanging down into the abyss; hardy [Continued on next page] |
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upright firs and overhanging rocks are the other features of this tremendous wall which from its precipitous nature does not appear on plan. A belt of shady silver-firs which surmounts its jagged pinnacle, presents a fine contrast to the prevailing leaden colour of the stone. Beyond this the towering peaks and steep crags are repeated again and again gradually softening away to a sloping wooded-knoll. On the W. [West] side a winding walk has been carried up the bottom of the glen to the Bridge of Ness, and and another over the Summit, terminating at the same point There is a greater slope on this side and the wild craggy features with which it abounds are much concealed by an old woven wood A number of streamlets trickle through the fissures of the rock, too tiny uneven to appear on plan, and through these fissures are afforded the only [--] to be had of the cliffs. The river side of the low walk is edged with a row of trees the branches of many of which have been forced, by the application of pressure during the early growth, to droop over the water. On the other side trails of ivy, and shrubs of the evergreen class and rose-bushes have been trained up the rocks for some distance by softening the ruggedness of that portion of the Glen, commanding under the eye of the visitor - affording him a means of contrast with the terrors overhead - whose sublime character might offer inspection - has been effected the only introduction of art which could in any way have heightened the effect of this imposing scenery. |
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PIKE FALL |
Pike Fall
Pike Fall
Pike Fall
Pike Fall |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
An artificial fall on River Doon about four ft.[feet] effected by lowering the bed of the stream at the bottom of the fall for the purpose of obstructing the passage of the pikes to Loch Doon. It is situated in the Craigs of Ness. |
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BRIDGE OF NESS |
Bridge of Ness
Bridge of Ness
Bridge of Ness
Bridge of Ness
Bridge of Ness |
Estate Map 1851
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
052 |
A parish bridge, one arch - stone - in good repair, at the S. [South] entrance of the Craigs of Ness spanning the rock over which the water from Loch Doon used to flow. The water is now conducted through two artificial channels cut in the solid rock, regulated by sluices. The bridge extends over one of these channels, but at extraordinary floods the water gushes through the arch. |
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LOCH DOON CASTLE |
Loch Doon Castle
Loch Doon Castle
Loch Doon Castle
Loch Doon Castle
Castle in ruins |
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John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
058 |
This interesting antiquity is said to be about 60 years old is situated on Castle Island near the head of Loch Doon. The exterior wall about 6 ft in thickness & 20 in height has eleven irregular sides. From one of the 9 angles the donjon abuts inwards, & is still elevated above the wall 18 or 20 ft The main entrance is by an Gothic archway, in perfect preservation with an aperture for a portcullis The top battlement has fallen in, but some of the lower embrasures are entire and the steps of a winding staircase up the tower are still distinctly markled. The interior is filled up with vast masses of detached masonry. The foundation is much more by the water of the loch but the water is now considerably below the level of the Castle owing to the formation of the sluices at the bottom of the Loch. The Castle is the property of Marquis of Ailsa. |
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"As the Castle (of Loch Doon) is not likely to be older than the
"reign of William the Lion, who built a number of castles, at
"Ayr and elsewhere, to overawe the wild men of Galloway.
"** Loch Doon Castle was anciently a royal fortress, and
"is associated with more than one of our national events. One
"of the principal of these is the betrayal of Sir Christopher de Seton.
"** the castle was justly deemed a place of importance in the
" war of indepence, not only because of its strength, but from
"its being one of the strongholds on the paternal property of Bruce.
"When Sir Christopher de Seton took shelter within its walls in 1306,
"it was under the hereditary governorship of Sir Gilbert de Carrick,
" a maternal ancestor of the Kennedies, Earls of Carrick. ** Loch Doon Castle
"was one of the five strongholds held during the minority of David I; when the friends of Baliol had so
"far succeeded, backed by the English, as to have all it subjected the kingdom wholly to their power **
"The castle is supposed to have been destroyed by fire in the reign of James V."
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MACNABSTONE |
Macnabstone
Macnabstone
Macnabstone
Macnabston
Beoch & McNabston |
Estate Map
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young
Johnston's County Map |
052 |
A field in the farm of Beoch which slopes down to the edge of the loch. The origin of this name is thus given in Patterson's Hist [History] of Ayrshire. " A portion of the farm at the lower end of the loch, called the Beoch, is yet Known by the name of Macnabston, which is said to have been given to the 'fals tratour' (alluding to the betrayal of Sir Christopher de Seton) as the price of his teachery. Ruins of Macnabstone house not visible. |
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KNOCKNEARIE |
Knocknearie
Knocknearie
Knocknearie
Knocknearie |
Estate Map
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
052 |
A rocky Summit contiguous to Glessel Hill. property of Col. [Colonel] Macadam Cathcart. |
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GLESSEL HILL |
Glessel Hill
Glessel Hill
Glessel Hill
Glessel Hill |
Estate Map
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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A pasture hill slightly rocky. property of Col. [Colonel] Macadam Cathcart. The farmsteading on which this hill was formerly attached named Glessel, is levelled |
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ROWANTREE CRAIG |
Glessel Rowantree Craig
Glessel Rowantree Craig
Glessel Rowantree Craig
Glessel Rowantree Craig |
Estate Map
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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A Craig on Glessel Hill. The Rowan trees or mountain ashes which grew in the clefts of the rock have been removed |
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MARGARET KAY'S CRAIG |
Margaret Kay's Craig
Margaret Kay's Craig
Margaret Kay's Craig
Margaret Kay's Craig |
Estate Map
John Blair
James Macadam
Matthew Young |
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A rock on Glessel Hill connected in some way with a person of that name. |
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LOCH DOON |
Loch Doon
Loch Doon
Loch Doon
Loch Doon |
Mr N. McDonald
Mr John Gregg
D. McKie Esq.
Johnston's County Map |
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A lake in the Ph. [Parish] of Straiton - property of the Marquis of Ailsa. It is nearly seven miles in length with an average breadth of three quarters of a mile. Its principal supply is from two large streams which fall into ot on the S. [South] side - Carrick Lane and Gallow Lane. Midway on the Carrick side it receives the water of Loch Finlas from a stream called Garpoll Burn, and the tiny tribute of several small streams, from the E. [East] side it is augmented by many rapid burns. It discharges its waters by the Classic Doon. Speaking of the outlet of the lake, the writer in Fullarton's Gazetteer says :- "By perforating a bed of rock over which the lake used to discharge itself, and forming tunnels, the usual level of its waters has been lowered; and by erecting sluices, the proprietors are enabled to regulate the quantity of water which flows into the river, and thus to prevent the damage to the ground upon its banks which used to formerly occur."
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"Loch Doon was anciently called Loch Balloch. How
"its name came to be changed is unknown. As "dun",
" in Celtic, signifies a fort, it may have been called
"Loch-Dun, or the Loch of the Fort, after the
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LOCH DOON |
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The E. [East] edge of the lake forms the boundary of Ayr and Kirkcudbright from the junction of Gallen Lane to the meeting of a stone wall within a mile of the Doon and from this point to the source of that river it divides the phs. [parishes] of Straiton and Dalmellington.
"In 1823 several boats or canoes of Great antiquity were found sunk the lake near the island upon which Doon Castle stands. Three of them were raised, and two of them were afterwards sunk for preservation in a pool of water, a short way from the margin of the lake. They were each formed entirely from a single oak-tree hollowed out; and were shaped somewhat like a fishing-Coble. Supposed to have lain in the water between 800 and 900 years". With a solitary patch of stunted wood on its E. [East] bank the eye oppressed with illimitable tracts of bleak rocky moor land stretching far away from its S. [South] & W. [West] sides, and the prospect atempty checked by a chain of round unvaried hills running along its shore on the E. [East] side; in a word, entirely wanting in all those natural beauties which are almost always found crowded about the large lochs of Scotland the indestructable pile which sheds a halo round its water still nevertheless prove a source of unfading attraction to the tasteful tourist with whom we cannot class the angler for whose accommodation there are several boats on the loch during the fishing season. |
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Loch Doon (Continued) |
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GORDON'S ISLAND |
Gordon's Island
Gordon's Island
Gordon's Island
Gordon's Island |
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Rev [Reverend] John Blair
Mr James Macadam
Mr M. Young |
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An island, the most northern, in Loch Doon. A person named Gordon was drowned near it. |
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CRAIGLEA BURN |
Craiglea Burn
Craiglea Burn
Craiglea Burn
Craiglea Burn |
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Rev [Reverend] John Blair
Mr James Macadam
Mr M. Young |
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A Small stream which takes its rise near the rocky elevation called Craiglea, and flows into Loch Doon. The name only applies from the meeting point of several Surface drains |
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BEOCH |
Beoch
Beoch
Beoch
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Mr James Macadam
Mr M. Young |
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A farmsteading in good repair. property of Col. Macadam Cathcart. The dwellinghouse & offices are one storey, slated & in good repair. Beoch is a corruption of the Celtic word Beath - a birch tree An extensive birch wood formerly Stood on the W. [West] bank of the loch. There is still a small belt adjacent to the farmsteading |
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Ph. [Parish] of Straiton |
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COURT HILL |
Court Hill
Court Hill
Court Hill
Court Hill
Court Hill |
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Mr James Macadam
Rev [Reverend] John Blair
Mr M. Young
Johnston's Co. [County] Map |
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The term Court Hill or moat knowe is applied to the same object which is usually an artificial elevation ascent with a regular gradient, having A flat top is said to have been used as a Baron Court. In this instance the name has been applied to a natural object - a conical knoll - probably from its resemblance to the artificial features described above |
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CRAIGENCOLLAN |
Craigencollan
Craigencollan
Craigencollan
Craigencollan |
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Mr James Macadam
Mr M. Young |
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A small rocky knoll on the farm of Beoch - property of Col. [Colonel] Macadam Cathcart |
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YEARNSTONE KNOWE |
Yearnstone Knowe
Yearnstone Knowe
Yearnstone Knowe
Yearnstone Knowe |
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Rev [Reverend] John Blair
Mr James Macadam
Mr M. Young |
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A small conical rocky knoll on the farm of Beoch |
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ELDRICK HILL |
Eldrick Hill
Eldrick Hill
Eldrick Hill
Eldrick Hill |
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Rev. [Reverend] E B Wallace
Mr D McKie
Rev [Reverend] James Gibson |
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A Small moss hill property of the Marquis of Ailsa. Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station on its summit. |
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STOB HILL |
Stob Hill
Stob Hill
Stob Hill
Stob Hill |
Rev. [Reverend] E B Wallace
Mr D McKie
Rev [Reverend] James Gibson
Johnston's Co. [County] Map |
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A Small rough pasture hill. trigl. [trigonometrical] station on its summit. property of the Marquis of Ailsa |
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Ph. [Parish] of Straiton |
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LINFERN LOCH |
Linfern Loch
Linfern Loch
Linfern Loch
Linfern Loch |
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Rev. [Reverend] E B Wallace
Mr D McKie
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson |
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A middling sized loch property of the Marquis of Ailsa & Sir James Ferguson Bart. [Baronet] It is named Loch Spraig in Johnston's Co. [County] Map, but this name is quite obsolete & entirely superseded by the name which appears on trace |
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CAIRNANNOCK [house] |
Cairnannock
Cairnannock
Cairnannock
Cairnannock |
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Mr D McKie
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson |
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The ruins of a cothouse situated in a prominent position on the bank of River Stinchar |
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CAIRNANNOCK [cairn] |
Cairnannock
Cairnannock
Cairnannock |
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Mr D McKie
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson |
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A circular heap of loose stones & earth. It is an ancient cairn but of course there is no tradition connected with it |
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LINFERN LOCH BURN |
Linfern Loch Burn
Linfern Loch Burn
Linfern Loch Burn
Linfern Loch Burn |
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Mr D McKie
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson |
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A rapid stream which flows from Linfern Loch & falls into River Stinchar. Partly in Straiton & partly in Barr phs. [parishes]. |
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TALLAMINNOCK |
Tallaminnock
Tallaminnock
Tallaminnock
White Tore of Taleminnock |
Neil McDonald
J Gibson
D. McKie
Johnston's County Map |
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[Situation] ENE. [East North East] of the River Stinchar
A rocky heathy Knoll with a trigl. [Trigonometrical] station on it summit - property of the Marquis of Ailsa |
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LOCH SKELLOCH |
Loch Skelloch
Loch Skelloch
Loch Skelloch
Loch Skelloch |
Neil McDonald
J Gibson
D. McKie
Johnston's County Map |
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[Situation] Near the NE [North East] of plan & NW [North West] of Lane of Lochriecawr.
A small fresh water loch into & from which the Water of Girvan flows. property of the Marquis of Ailsa |
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STINCHAR BRIDGE |
Stinchar Bridge
Stinchar Bridge
Stinchar Bridge |
Neil McDonald
J Gibson
D. McKie |
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[Situation] Near the SW [South West] of plan, and about 9 chains SW [South West] of Tallaminnock.
The first bridge on the River Stinchar. It is built of stone & lime, one arch, and in good repair. It is a County Bridge. |
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Sheet 58. plan 5 Traces 1-3-4-6 -- Ph. [Parishes] of Barr & Straiton
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CRAIGLURE LODGE |
Craiglure Lodge
Craiglure Lodge
Craiglure Lodge
Craiglure Lodge |
Neil McDonald
James Gibson
D. McKie
Johnston's County Map |
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[Situation] At the S.SW. [South South West] of plan close to R [River] Stincher
A plain neat building, situated [on] the N. [North] bank of the River [Stinchar] near its source. It is the property [of] the Marquis of Ailsa and [used] by that nobleman as a [hunting] lodge. The dwellinghouse is two [storeys] high & slated: the outhouses are [one] slated & in good repair. |
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CRAWBERRY ROCK |
Crawberry Rock
Crawberry Rock
Crawberry Rock |
Neil McDonald
James Gibson
D. McKie |
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[Situation] About 5 chains Northeast of Craiglure Lodge.
A small circular crag, [about] 12 feet above the general [level] adjacent to Craiglure Lodge. |
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Sheet 58 plan 5 Trace - 4 -- Ph. [Parish] of Straiton |
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PEDEN'S HUT |
Peden's Hut
Peden's Hut
Peden's Hut |
D. McKie
S Walker
J. Gibson |
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A low, ropund, isolated portion of Shiel Hill. The Peden referred to is the Celebrated preacher of that name, but no traces of an artificial erection of any kind can be found |
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CRAIGLURE |
Craiglure
Craiglure
Craiglure |
D. McKie
S Walker
J. Gibson |
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A Small hill at the N. [North] base of which are the ruins of Old Craiglure Lodge. There is a Craig on its W. [West] side - property of the Marquis of Ailsa. |
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COW CRAIG |
Cow Craig
Cow Craig
Cow Craig |
D. McKie Esqr.
Mr S Walker
Rev [Reverend] J. Gibson |
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A Small crag on Shiel Hill. The excellence of the pasture round about it makes it an attractive spot for cows. |
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ROWANTREE CRAIG |
Rowantree Craig
Rowantree Craig
Rowantree Craig |
D. McKie Esqr.
Mr S Walker
Rev [Reverend] J. Gibson |
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A shelving craig [at] the base of Shiel Hill. A [few] roots are all that remain of [the] Rowan-trees which probably conferred this name. |
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BALLOCHBEATTIES |
Ballochbetties
Ballochbeatties |
Johnston's County Map
J. Gibson
D. McKie
S. Walker |
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An old, but substantial farm-steading, situated [at] the head of a long and wild glen. Dwelling-house [and] out-offices are one storey. Proprietor, Marquis of Ailsa |
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NICK OF BRECBOWIE |
Nick of Brecbowie |
J. Gibson
D. McKie
S. Walker |
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A narrow pass between Craigbrock Hill & Waterhead |
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LOCH BRECBOWIE |
Loch Brecbowie
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Loch Brecbowie |
J. Gibson
D. McKie
S. Walker
Johnston's County Map |
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A small fresh-water Loch, containing four islands, and reached by an easy ascent of nearly 300 feet, in the west side of Craigbrock Hill:- Embosomed in an amphitheatre of rocky hills, in many places throwing out their shelves over its unrippled surface, its situation is perhaps the grandest which even this rugged district can show. |
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Sheet 58 plan 5 Trace 6 -- Ph. [Parish] of Straiton
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SHIEL HILL |
Shiel Hill
Shiel Hill
Shiel Hill |
Mr N. McDonald
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson
D McKie Esq. |
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[Situation] In the S.E. [South East] Corner of plan.
A large and very rocky hill, steep & craggy on all sides. There is a trigl. [trigonometrical] Station on its Summit. property of the Marquis of Ailsa |
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RIVER STINCHAR |
River Stinchar
River Stinchar
River Stinchar
River Stinchar
Stinchar River |
Rev. [Reverend] E B Wallace
Mr S. Walker
D. McKie Esq.
Mr N. McDonald
Johnston's County Map |
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[Situation] Flows through the S.W. [South West] Corner of plan
A rapid river which takes its rise from a spring in the N. [North] of the ph. [parish]. Course rocky to the village of Barr, from which it passes through a well-cultivated valley to its junction with the Sea at Ballantrae. |
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WATER OF GIRVAN |
Water of Girvan
Water of Girvan
Water of Girvan
Girvan River
The River Girvan |
Mr N. McDonald
Rev. [Reverend] J Gibson
D. McKie Esq. Johnston's County Map
Statistical Account |
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[Situation] Flows Northward in and through the Middle of plan.
A river which takes its rise from [a] small fresh-water loch in the ph. [parish] of [Barr] named Loch Girvan Eye. From this point [it] flows, for nearly six miles through [--] and rocky moorland passing into [--] lochs Cornish, Skelloch, Inse & Bredden. It skirts the village of Straiton, and soon after washes the mansions [of] Milton & Blairquhan, (a winding] picturesque portion of its Course). [--] a mile beyond Blairquhan it [becomes] the boundary between the phs. [parishes] of Kirkcudbright & Dailly for upwards of four miles, [--] passing, near the termination of this [--] of its Course the village of Crosshill. [--] then separates the phs. [parishes] of Maybole & [--] for nearly two miles and, for upwards of three miles, the phs. [parishes] of Kirkoswald & Dailly. The course is next through [a] densely wooded valley in the ph. [parish] of [==] where it winds past many [--] noticeable beauty, several of considerable antiquity. The remainder of its [Course] is through an open and level [--] in the N. [North] of the ph. [parish] of Girvan, and at [--] of that name, empties itself into the [sea]. |
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NICK OF THE STRAND |
Nick of the Strand
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Rev [Reverend] J Gibson
D McKie Esq
Stephen Walker |
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A long narrow pass, through which a foot path is laid, between Shiel Hill and Craigmasheenie. |
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BALLOCH LANE |
Balloch Lane
Balloch Lane
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Balloch Lane |
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson
D McKie Esq
Stephen Walker |
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A narrow crooked stream, which rises on the west base of Shiel Hill, and falls into Lochriecawr. |
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Parish of Straiton -- Sheet 58 Plan 10
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STRENEYS |
Streneys
Streneys
Streneys |
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson
D. McKie Esq
Mr. Stephen Walker |
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A name applied to Sheep rees, which have been built on the site of a house of that name. |
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CRAIGMASHEENIE |
Craigmasheenie
Craigmasheenie
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Craigmasheenie |
Mr. N. McDonald
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson
D. McKie Esq |
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A high and steep hill with a Trigonl. [Trigonometrical] Station on its summit. Proprietor The Marquis of Ailsa: This hill is a mass of whinstone with little or no soil. The rocks protrude from its sides in imposing irregularity, and its jagged pinnacle, viewed against a clear sky, presents the appearance of a line of battlements. |
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Parish of Straiton -- Sheet 58 Plan 10 Traces 5 & 6
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WHITESPOUT LINN |
Whitespout Linn
Whitespout Linn
Whitespout Linn |
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John Gregg
S: Walker |
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A water-fall about twelve feet midway on Whitesput Lane: The contact of the water with a series of shelves, causes the appearance which has given rise to the name Whitespout. |
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Parish of Straiton -- Sheet 58 Plan 11
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LOCH GOWER |
Loch Gower
Loch Gower
Loch Gower
Loch Gower |
J Gibson
D. McKie
Stephen Walker
Johnston's County Map |
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A small loch which is supplied by Whitespout Lane, which issues from Lochriecawr |
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SHIEL CRAIG |
Shiel Craig
Shiel Craig
Shiel Craig |
J Gibson
D. McKie
Stephen Walker |
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A small rock on which is a trigl [trigonometrical] Station. |
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SHIEL RIG |
Shiel Rig
Shiel Rig
Shiel Rig |
J Gibson
D. McKie
Stephen Walker |
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A slightly elevated piece of ground on which is a trigl. [trigonometrical] Station. |
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BALLOCHLING LOCH |
Ballochling Loch
Ballochling Loch
Ballochling Loch
Ballochling Loch |
J Gibson
D. McKie
Stephen Walker
Johnston's County Map |
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A small loch with a fine sandy beach. Property of the Marquis of Ailsa. |
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LOCH GOOSIE |
Loch Goosie
Loch Goosie
Loch Goosie
Loch Goosie |
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson
D. McKie Esq.
Mr S. Walker
Johnston's County Map |
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A Small fresh-water loch, situated at the E. [East] base of Waterhead - property of the Marquis of Ailsa. |
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LOCHRIECAWR |
Lochriecawr
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Lochriecawr
Lochriecawr
Lochriecarr Loch |
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson
D. McKie Esq.
Mr S. Walker
Johnston's County Map |
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A considerable sheet of [fresh-water] connected by nameless streams [with] Lochs Slochy, Goosie and Gower. The surface is diversified innumerable islands and [with] some of the former bearing [fish] There is a boat kept [on] it for the accommodation of anglers. Marquis of Ailsa proprietor. |
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LOCH GIRVAN EYE |
Loch Girvan Eye
Loch Girvan Eye
Loch Girvan Eye
Loch Girvan-eye |
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson
D. McKie Esq.
Mr Stephen Walker
Johnston's County Map |
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A small loch, situated at the west base of Craigmasheenie, through which the boundaries between the parishes of Straiton and Barr passes. It is the source of the Water of Girvan. |
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CRAIGENCOOF BURN |
Craigencoof Burn
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Craigencoof Burn
Craigencoof Burn |
Rev [Reverend] J Gibson
D. McKie Esq.
Stephen Walker |
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A rapid stream which rises on the east side of Shalloch of Minnoch hill, and falls into Loch Slochy. For more than half its course, it forms the boundary between the parishes of Barr and Straiton. |
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Parish of Straiton
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THE ISLE |
The Isle
The Isle
The Isle |
J Gibson
D. McKie
S Walker |
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A small patch of Meadow-pasture, nearly insulated, contiguous to Loch Slochy. |
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MACCALLUM |
Maccallum
Maccallum
Maccallum
Craig MacCallam |
J Gibson
D. McKie
S Walker
Johnston's County Map |
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A small but conspicuous green hill with a Trigl. [Trigonometrical] Station on its summit. Proprietor, Marquis of Ailsa. |
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LOCH SLOCHY |
Loch Slochy
Loch Slochy
Loch Slochy
Loch Slochy |
J Gibson
D. McKie
Stephen Walker
Johnston's County Map |
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A small shallow, sedgy loch, connected with Lochriecawr by a broad nameless stream. |
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The Moss Knowes
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THE LONG STONE |
The Long Stone
The Long Stone
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CRAIGENCOOF |
Craigencoof
Craigencoof
Craigencoof |
J Gibson
D. McKie
Stephen Walker |
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THE ROCKING STONE [nr Craigercoof] |
The Rocking Stone
The Rocking Stone
The Rocking Stone |
J Gibson
D. McKie
Stephen Walker |
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A huge stone of many tons weight so poised on another nearly double its magnitude [that] in the memory of many in the district it could be moved by the hand. The balance is now destroyed. It is a [natural] - not Druidical object |
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CARRONOYNE BRAE |
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Mr John Gregg
Mr S. Walker |
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GADLACH BRAE |
Gadlach Brae
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Mr John Gregg
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[Signed] F. E. Pratt
Lieut R.E. [Royal Engineers]
Septr. [September] 30th. 1856 |
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NAME BOOK
Parish of Straiton (part 1)
Parts of Sheets 59, 40, 45,
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Co. [County of] Ayr |
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Parish of Straiton
Sheets 39,40,45, 46,52, 57, 58, 64.
INDEX
Name -- Page
Acre Mulloch -- 30
Auchenroy -- 26
Auchenroy Bridge -- 27
Backglen Burn -- 7
Ballochbeatties -- 58
Balloch Lane -- 61
Ballochling Loch -- 65
Barbeth -- 37.
Barbeth Mains -- 34
Beoch -- 47
Blackney Brae -- 35
Blairquhan -- 9
Boathouse -- 25
Bogton Loch -- 27
Bridge of Ness -- 41
Broad Dub -- 36
Burnfoot -- 21
Burnton -- 7
Cairnannock -- 52
Cairnannock Cairn -- 52
Carnochan -- 5
Carronoyne Burn -- 73
Carthreavy Knowes -- 33
Chapel -- 15
Chapel Hill -- 15
Chapel Well -- 15
Claty Burn -- 7
Coalston -- 3
Coalston Castle -- 3
Collier's Row -- 23
Corson's Knowe -- 34
Court Hill -- 48
Cow Craig (Shiel Hill) -- 57
Craigencollan -- 48
Craigencoof -- 70
Craigencoof Burn -- 67
Craighead Wood -- 36
Craiglea Burn -- 47
Craiglure -- 57
Craiglure Lodge -- 56
Craigmasheenie -- 62
Craigs of Ness -- 39
Crawberry Rock -- 56
Dool Trees, The -- 11
Dalnean Craig -- 29
Dalnean Hill -- 29
Dalowie -- 6
Dalvennan -- 6
Dalvennan T.P. [Turnpike] -- 4
Dyrock Burn -- 8
Eldrick Hill -- 51
Farrans -- 22
Gadlack Brae -- 73
Glenhead -- 30
Glenhead Glen -- 30
Glessel -- 38
Glessel Burn -- 38
Glessel Hill -- 44
Gordons Island -- 47
Green Hill -- 16
Grimmet -- 25
Grimmet Glen -- 22
Grimmet Linns -- 26
Garleffin Fell -- 32
Hannah's Glen -- 6
Horseman's Knowe -- 17
Keirs -- 21
Keirs Bridge -- 19
Keirs Burn -- 24
Keirs Castle -- 8
Keirs Glen -- 23
Keirshill -- 23
Keirs Lime Works -- 24
Keirsmill -- 5
Keirs Mill -- 5
Kilmains -- 13
King's Hill -- 6a
Knockannot -- 14
Knockmore -- 34
Knocknearie -- 43 |
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Name -- Page
Linfern Loch -- 52
Linfern Loch Burn -- 53
Linn Liver Bridge -- 35
Loch Brecbowie -- 58
Loch Doon -- 45
Loch Doon Castle -- 42
Loch Girvan Eye -- 67
Loch Goosie -- 66
Loch Gower -- 65
Lochhead -- 16
Lochhead Burn -- 16
Lochriecawr -- 66
Loch Skelloch -- 55
Loch Slochy -- 69
Lower Broom Knowe -- 17
Maccallum -- 68
Macnabston -- 43
Margaret Kay's Craig -- 44
Meikleholm -- 14
Meikle Holm -- 14
Meikleholm Bridge -- 19
Meikleholm Burn -- 13
Meikleholm Glen -- 13
Meikle Knowe of Craighead -- 36
Nether Grimmet -- 24
Nick of Brecbowie -- 58
Nick of the Strand -- 61
Peden's Hut -- 57
Pike Fall -- 41
Plantinhead -- 3
Ratten Loop -- 17
River Stinchar -- 59
Rowantree Craig (Glessel hill) -- 44
Rowantree Craig (Sheil Hill) -- 58
Shankston -- 4
Shankston Loch -- 4
Shiel Craig -- 65
Shiel Hill -- 59
Shiel Rig -- 65
Spy Knowe -- 18
Stinchar Bridge -- 55
Stob Hill -- 51
Stone Bridge -- 35
Straiton (Parish) -- 1
Streneys -- 62
Tallaminnock -- 55
The Isle (Bogton Loch) -- 29
The Isle (Loch Slochy) -- 68
The Long Stone -- 69
The Moss Knowes -- 69
The Rocking Stone -- 70
The Weel Pool -- 21
The Yew Tree -- 18
Tod Knowes -- 33
Tranew Linn -- 6b
The Dool Trees -- 11
Upper Broom Knowe -- 18
Water of Girvan -- 60
Wee Barbeth Loch -- 33
White Hill -- 22
Whitespout Linn -- 63
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