Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COYLE BRIDGE | Coil Bridge Kyle Bridge Coyl Bridge never Kyle Bridge Coil Bridge |
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Duncan Mr. John Smith Schoolmaster David Campbell Esq. Robert Kirkland Teacher |
034 | A small stone bridge of one arch Spanning the Water of Kyle on a County Trust Road, built and kept by the county. |
| WITCH'S STONE | Witch's Stone Witch's Stone Witch's Stone Witch's Stone |
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Duncan Mr. John Smith Schoolmaster David Campbell Esq Robert Campbell Teacher |
034 | A square loose block of trap rock about 5 feet square at its base, & the same in height resting on a flat rock. In Wyllie's Ayrshire Streams it is noted as "a stone of considerable Size & peculiar shape, occupies a prominent portion on the craigs. It is explained in an old legind, still current over the county side, that an ancient Pecht (Pictish) wife one on a time was engaged removing stones to a building in the course of erection at Sundrum. Having procured one of extraordinary dimensions, she was wending her way across the Craigs when her apronstrings Gave way & the rock was deposited on the hill top ** This interesting object would appear in reality to have been one of those rocKing stones at one period so numerous in the west Country; unfortunately it is now removed from the poise" |
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Parish of Coylton
Coyle Bridge Assimilated to 'Water of Coyle' page 39
F .E. P [Francis Edward Pratt] Lt. R.E. [Lieutenant Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 17 - Parish of Coylton, OS1/3/17
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Coylton.
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.