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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of CASTLE [Dunlop Hill] | (Site of) Castle (Site of) Castle (Site of) Castle (Site of) Castle |
Revd. [Reverend] William Gebbie Andrew Brown Esqr. Hill Mr. George Howie James Craig Esqr. Borlandhill |
009 | On the top of Dunlop Hill a Castle is said formerly to have stood. No vestages of it are now visible, but I was informed by Mr. George Howie (an old man residing in Dunlop) that about 70 or 80 years ago he remembers seeing a small portion of what was said to be one of the walls, it was a sort of bank quite crumbled down and overgrown with grass, since that time the foundations of a building of considerable extent have been removed and the ground levelled and cultivated. |
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Parish of Dunlop
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"According to local tradition, the Castle of Dunlop stood in ancient times on the top of a small eminence, (still called Dunlop Hill) near the Church" New Statistical Acct. [Account] of Ayr & Bute p. 258
"As a proof that there had been a Castle on Boarland, or Dunlop Hill, the residence we may presume, of Gothreid de Ross, the foundation of a [Tessie] was examined some years ago by a late proprietor. A diligent observer may yet percieve the traces of the ruin". Paterson's His. [History] of Air, vol. [volume] 2.p.42-
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 26 - Parish of Dunlop, OS1/3/26
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dunlop.
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.