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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH FERGUS | Loch Fergus Loch Fergus Loch Fergus |
Revd [Reverend] W. Shaw William Hunter Esqr L.L.D. [Doctor of Law] William Bone Esqr |
033 | A deep fresh water Loch on the South east margin of the Parish of Ayr, about 30 chains long by about 10 wide has been much larger some 20 years ago its banks are low and marshy. - In the middle of the Loch is a low level round Island partly a marsh and partly Wooded in which are Some Scattered Stones Said by the Country people to be at one time a castle and by Patterson a monastery."- there is no trace of the foundation at present there is no mortar or cut stone visible nothing to indicate that it was either a Castle or Monastery more like the remains of a Decoy for Wild Duck and other water fowl which visit to it in thousands. At present the Island is only about 5 feet above the level of the Loch- |
| MONASTERY (Site of) [Loch Fergus] | 033 | A deep fresh water Loch on the South east margin of the Parish of Ayr, about 30 chains long by about 10 wide has been much larger some 20 years ago its banks are low and marshy. - In the middle of the Loch is a low level round Island partly a marsh and partly Wooded in which are Some Scattered Stones Said by the Country people to be at one time a castle and by Patterson a monastery."- there is no trace of the foundation at present there is no mortar or cut stone visible nothing to indicate that it was either a Castle or Monastery more like the remains of a Decoy for Wild Duck and other water fowl which visit to it in thousands. At present the Island is only about 5 feet above the level of the Loch- |
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"We have seen a statement from an old writing, which bears
that the island in Lochfergus was the seat of a Monastery.
There are certainly stones & other appearances in the place from which
imagination might easily conclude that, at some distant time, there
was such a building on this interesting spot. ** Tradition says
that this lake derived its name from Fergus one of the Scottish Kings
who defeated Coilus, king of the Britons in the adjoining fields."
Satistical Acct [Account] (Coylton parish 1842).
"There were it is said, till lately, the remains of an old ruined
Castle near its margin, which probably was used as a shooting
station by the Cassillis family to whom the property belongs. The
materials have been used in building & repairing farm steadings &
dikes in the vicinity."
Statistical Acct [Account] (Ayr Parish 1842).
"Loch Fergus with an isle with many growing trees, where
great plenty of herons resort with the loch seal. There is a
decayed monastery in it".
(From Chronicles of Scotland 1624).
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 4 - Parish of Ayr, OS1/3/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Ayr.
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.