Volume contents
- 1 - Muirkirk , Page 1 (start)
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- 150 - Muirkirk , Page 150 (end)
- 151 - Muirkirk , Title page
- 152 - Muirkirk , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUIRKIRK [village] | 031 | [Continued] "Muirkirk - surrounded by Coalpits and iron-works - the land either black heath or blacker clay - destitute of trees - is not a village of the most attractive possible character, The large works in the neighbourhood give employment to about five hundred men who live in the village" The original name of the place was Garun, from the height on which its earliest houses stood, and the following notice of it appears in the Old Statistical account - The only village or rather Clachan as they are commonly called, that deserves the name, lies at a small distance from the church, by the side of the high road on a Rising ground call Garan - hill which therefore gave name to the Range of houses which occupy it &c &c |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 48 - Parish of Muirkirk, OS1/3/48
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Muirkirk.
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.