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Volume contents
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- 139 - Dailly , Title page
- 140 - Dailly , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRON HILL | Iron Hill Iron Hill Iron Hill |
P. Richardson F.C [Free Church] Minr [Minister] Ivie Willet Par. [Parochial] Teacher James Hope Esqr. |
050 | Is an oblong heathy pasture hill. Der-iving its name from the fact of it containing large quantities of iron ore above which are regular strata of a reddish coloured Limestone "cropping out" on the South west side. Property of Sir James Ferguson Bart. [Baronet] |
| DRUMMOCHREEN CAIRN | Drummochreen Cairn Drumochreen Cairn Drummochreen Cairn |
Peter Richardson F.C [Free Church] Minr [Minister] Ivie Willet Par [Parochial] Teacher James Hope Esqr |
050 | About a cart load of small stones piled on each other constitute what is locally known as "Drumochreen Cairn". Tradition is the only information we can obtain suspecting its signification and is as follows - " The Lands of Drummochreen & Dalquharren has had a lawsuit about some of their property boundary in which the former was successful, the latter overtook him on his way home and slew him before the other had time to draw his Sword, at the place where the cairn is now erected". A red coloured Stone is pointed out which is said to lie dyed with the "Lairds blood". being which is only a sandstone impregnated with iron ore - |
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Ph [Parish] of Dailly
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 19 (part 1) - Parish of Dailly including Ailsa Craig, OS1/3/19/1
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dailly including Ailsa Craig.
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.