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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 41 - Parish of Kilwinning, OS1/3/41

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[Page] 80-- County of Ayr -- Ph. [Parish] of Kilwinning

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[Note] Ph. [Parish] not have been defaced

" The fame and Sancity of St Winnin
"led to the building of the splendid Monastery, near the Site
"of the more ancient Church of this place. According to the
"commonly received account, it was founded in the reign of
" David I, A.D. 1140, by Hugh de Moreville, Constable of Scotland
"the chief benefactor, if not also the founder, of Dryburg Abbey"
New Statistical Account on page 817

"When the monastery of Kilwining was founded
"in 1140, the ancient church of Kilwinning, which had existed before
"that time, was granted to the Monks; & continued to belong to them,
" till the Reformation." "When the extensive buildings of this abbey
"were demolished, in 1560, the walls of the church were left standing:
"and they were afterwards repaired, & fitted up, for a parish church,
"And as Such Served the parish till 1773, when this building was pulled
"down, and a new parish church was built, in the place
"where it stood." Chamber's Caledonia Vol. [Volume] 3. p. [page] 548 - J.b.G

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 41 - Parish of Kilwinning, OS1/3/41

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

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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