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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 25 - Parish of Dundonald, OS1/3/25

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"The house at Auchans, which bears date of 1644, is of a very irregular
and grotesque appearance. As a mansion house it is now in a state
of hopeless disrepair, and is occupied only in compartments by Cottars :
this, in point of taste is much to be regretted as a finer situation for
a handsome building and residence is scarcely anywhere to be found.
From the Orchard adjoining this mansion went forth the fruit, which
as long been known over Scotland as the Auchans' Pear. The tree
originally came from France, and was blown down, in a good old
age, by a storm about 60 years ago."
New Stat Acct. [Statistical Account]

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 25 - Parish of Dundonald, OS1/3/25

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dundonald.

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.

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