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- 185 - Maybole , Title page
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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYBOLE CASTLE | Maybole Castle Maybole Castle Maybole Castle |
J.G. Hannay W. Menzies W Rennie |
044 ; 045 | An ancient seat of the Earl of [Cassillis] with which are associated various local traditions - The property of the Marquis of Ailsa - now inhabited by his factor. Maybole Castle is constructed in the Gothic Style of Architecture and has been partly rebuilt and enlarged about 8 years ago. It is four storeys high & in excellent repair. On the South West side & immediately below the [window] of the fourth storey are cut out in stone thirteen heads which are traditionally known to have been the heads of a gang of Gipseys the leader of whom fell in love with the Lady of Culzean, who determined to elope with him, but was taken & confined in the Castle & the heads of the Gypseys put up in remembrance of the act. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 120 -- Sheet 44" 4 -- Parish of Maybole
"Tradition affirms, that the Countess of Cassillis, after her
" elopement with Sir John Faa, the Gipsy laddie, about
" the middle of the seventeenth century, was confined
" in this Castle for life'
Statistical Account (1842)
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 46 - Parish of Maybole, OS1/3/46
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Maybole.
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.