Volume contents
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- 139 - Old Cumnock , Title page
- 140 - Old Cumnock , Index
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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOTE HILL | Moat Moat Moat |
Mr Charles Shaw Revd [Reverend] J Murray Mr Cameron Steward |
035 | A portion of rough ground and Underwood adjoining to and Stretching north easterly from Viaduct nearly surrounded by the Lugar Water Tradition points out this place where Justice was administered in the days of Baronial Sway I find the following in an old Gazetteer "Near the Village are the remains of a Mo [Moat] or Court field nearly surrounded by the Lugar Water |
Continued entries/extra info
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County of Ayr -- Parish of Old Cumnock
[Note] -- Mote -- A little hill or eminence;
A barrow or tumulus -
a rising ground; a knoll -- Jaamieson
[Note] -- "In the vicinity of the Village of Cumnock
are the remains of a Moat, where, as tradition
says, the baron courts were held of old, It is
almost entirely surrounded by the Luggar;
and as its banks are steep and completely
wooded there, the whole forms a very beautiful
and picturesque scenery." -- Old statistical Account - Vol. [Volume] 6 - page 415
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 52 - Parish of Old Cumnock, OS1/3/52
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Old Cumnock.
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.