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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 52 - Parish of Old Cumnock, OS1/3/52

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County of Ayr -- Parish of Old Cumnock

[Notes] -- “Within the demesne of Dumfries-house
stand the ruins of Terringzean Castle,
whence the present Countess of Dumfries
still derives the title of Baroness” -- Full [Fullerton's] Gazetteer

"The ruins of Terringzean Castle stand on a small
rising ground, near the banks of the Lugar, and within the pleasure grounds of Dum [Dumfries]
House. This castle once belonged to the family of Loudoun, and the present countess
Still styled Baroness Terringzean. There are no traditions connected with it." -- New Statisl. Acc [Statistical Account]

"The Castle of Terrenzean lies also in this parish - It is now in ruins; it
stood on an elevated bank above the Luggar, in a beautiful situation; was probabl [probably a]
mansion that belonged to the barony of Terrenzean." "The present countess of Loudo [Loudoun is]
Barroness Terrenzean" -- Old Statistical Account

The ruins of Terringzean Castle stand on the banks of the Lugar, [in]
the pleasure grounds of Dumfries House. It seems to have been a small building, con [consisting]
chiefly of a single tower, built on a gentle eminence, and surrounded by a moat, at a bend [in the]
river. It belonged at one time to the family of Loudoun, and still gives them the title of Baron Terringzean". -- Paterson's History of Ayr

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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.

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