Volume contents
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- 126 - Galston , Title page
- 127 - Galston , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAIN CASTLE | Main Castle Main Castle Main Castle |
Alexander Steele Burnhead Thomas Morton Hollowhill William Brown Loanhead |
025 | This is a Small Knoll rising abruptly from the Avon Water it is situated on the Ayrshire side and is Partly Artificial it has a ditch at the west end, there in no tradition in the neighbourhood concerning it, and the only information that can be obtained is, that it is called "Main Castle" There are Several Knolls in the Loudon Parish resembling it, called castles. |
Continued entries/extra info
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County of Ayr -- No. 21 -- Parish of Galston.
"In connection with these Roman remains,
"may be mentioned another military station, on
" the Galston bank of the Avon, about 2 miles further
" to the South. It is nearly Surrounded by the river, &
"fortified, where it is not so, by a rampart & ditch.
" Its traditionary name in the neighbourhood is Main
" Castle, which, as there is not the slightest vestige of a
" Castle in the modern sense of the word, involuntary
" suggests to the classical scholar the Latin designation
" of Minora Castra. In the absence of evidence, therefore,
" to establish any other hypothesis is, it may not improbably
" be conjectured to have contained a detachment
" of the Army Station on the Allanton Beg." Patersons History -
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 28 - Parish of Galston, OS1/3/28
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Galston.
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.