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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 42 - Parish of Largs, OS1/3/42

Continued entries/extra info

Margaret's Law Continued
" Mr Wilson of Hailley, having occasion for Stones
to inclose part of his grounds in the year 1772, opened a small hill called
Margaret's Law, Supposed to be natural, but found to be a collection of Stones,
Containing upwards of 15000 cart loads; in the centre of which were discovered
5 Stone Coffins, two of them Containing five Sculls each with other human
bones, and several earthern Urns. It is generally believed they had been
there since the battle of Largs. The name Hailley seems to give count-
enance to this conjecture, being derived from the Old Saxon word
hadil, a grave."
Old Stat Acct [Old Statistical Account]

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 42 - Parish of Largs, OS1/3/42

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

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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