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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WITCH LINN | Witch Linn Witch Linn Witch Linn |
Mr Hugh Hunter Mr Robert Hunter Mr William Barclay |
016 | A waterfall on the North end of Chapelhill Glen well known in the locality by the name supplied the fall of water is about 7 feet. |
| FORT [nr Witch Linn] | Fort site of | Mr Hugh Hunter Mr Hugh Weir Mr William Barclay |
016 | This name applies to an Artificial Mound the sides of which are Steep and partly covered with brambles it stands about 20 feet vertical and the Summit is about 130 links long varying in width from East to West. It is generally supposed by the intelligent classes in the Neighbourhood to have been one of the primitive class of Fortalets Referred to in the New Stat [Statistical] Account. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 54
Sheet 016.1 Trace 2 Parish of Ardrossan County of Ayr
[Note]
This mound is called by some parties
Knockneedlock and by others the
Witch Mount, but not of sufficient
importance to establish the names on
the plans that supplied is in accordance
with similar objects in West Kilbride and
probably the most correct mode.
Transcriber's notes
Very feint note on page.
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.