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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAIL MONASTERY (In Ruins) | Fail Monastery (Ruins) Fail Monastery (Ruins) Fail Monastery (Ruins) Old Priory (in ruins) Fail castle |
Andrew Dunlop Sess Clk [Session Clerk] Robert Walker Schoolmr [Schoolmaster] David Ritchie Minr. [Minister] Johnston's County Map County Voters list |
028 | The ruins of an ancient Monastery of Red or Trinity Friars, about a mile North of the village of Tarbolton. The building has been quadrangular, three sides of which still remain. about forty feet high. It has now been so long in ruins & is of such a very old date that no person in the neighbourhood Can give any information respecting it. |
| LAW | Law Law Law Laws |
Andrew Dunlop Sess Clk [Session Clerk] Robert Walker Schoolmr [Schoolmaster] David Ritchie Minr. [Minister] Johnston's County Map |
028 | A farmsteading consisting of dwelling & outhouses, the former 2 storeys the latter one all slated & in good repair. Edward Hunter Blair Esqr. proprietor. So Called from a Small Knoll or "Justice Seat" in the immediate vicinity, but which has entirely disappeared. |
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Parish of Tarbolton
" Sepulchral urns were recently discovered about a quarter
"of a mile northwards from Fail Monastery. When levelling a
" piece of ground a large flat stone was found five feet below the
"surface. Under the stone was a small pit or grave in which
"were two urns containing burnt bones the urns fell to pieces
"soon after being exposed to the atmosphere. Two other
" flat stones have been met with each covering a small
" pit etc- etc."
Statistical Account
"An urn was also found under a cairn of stones on the farm of
"Law. It is Highly ornamented with markings made apparently
" with the thumbnail, is in excellent preservation"
statistical acct. [account]
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 62 - Parish of Tarbolton, OS1/3/62
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Tarbolton.
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.