Volume contents
- 1 - Ardrossan , Index
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- 104 - Ardrossan , Title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL [Saltcoats] | School School School |
Mr Marshall Schoolmaster Mr A Campbell Doctor Wallace |
016 | This parish school is situated between Green Street and the Town House the duties of which are conducted by Mr Marshall the scholars are Male and Female who are taught a plain English Education |
| OLD WINDMILL (Ruin) [Saltcoats] | Old Windmill Ruin |
Doctor Wallace Doctor Brown Mr. A Campbell Doctor Kinnear Robert Cunningham Esqr. |
016 | There appears to be some obscurity relating to the Origin of this Ruin it is currently believed by the living Authorities to have been a Windmill at the same time the Original name of Windmill Street (Castlewearock) throws a doubt on the matter, as the name would imply that a castle was in some way connected with this name, the only clue which has been gained to elucidate the matter is a statement in the Saltcoats Herald for october 1853 thus⁜ |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Ardrossan -- County of Ayr
⁜ "It is said that there was at one time a castle built upon the
"rock on Castlewearock but time has long since demolished it and a house
"having a stone with a loophole ([inserted] House immediately South of Windmill) in it built into the gable stands on its site.
"the probability is that it was a Tower erected in more dangerous times to protect
"the coast.-
As the above is merely conjecture it may be perhaps prudent not
to insert the name on the authority of the Herald, that written on trace is the popular name
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 1 - Parish of Ardrossan, OS1/3/1
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Ardrossan.
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Ayr, which is in the south west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.