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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROMAN TRENCHES [Parkmoor] | Roman Trenches Roman Trenches Roman Trenches Roman Trenches | Revd. [Reverend] David Ritchee E [Established] Manse Mr. Andrew Dunlop Session Clark Mr. Robert Walker P.S. Master [Postmaster] |
028 | Three trenches connecting a main one of an oval shape each about 15 feet wide at the top and about 6 feet deep and coming to a narrow span at the bottom Sloping gradually from both edges at the top to the bottom but they Scarcely retain their former Shape at present, though the above dimensions can be Still traced on the ground nothing can be gleaned regarding them but that they have been always called the "Roman Trenches" on the property of William Paterson Esqr. Coilsfield |
| POST OFFICE [Tarbolton] | Post office Post office Post office Post office |
Revd. [Reverend] David Ritchee Mr. Andrew Dunlop Mr. Robert Walker |
028 | A Small two Storey building Slated and in good repair private property of the Occupier The arrivals are 8.40.A.M. and departures 2. ,, P. M A money order office the major office is Kilmarnock -- Situated about the middle of the Village |
| DEAD-MEN'S HOLM | Dead Mens Holm Dead Mens Holm Dead Mens Holm Dead Mens Holm | Revd. [Reverend] David Ritchee Mr. Andrew Dunlop Mr. Robert Walker |
028 | A Small narrow holm on the east bank of the Water of Fail with a few scattered trees considered to be the place where the Soldiers of King Coil & who fell in battle were intered See the Extracts of the Parish I can find nothing to add to this account -- on the property of William Paterson Esqr. Coilsfield |
| BLOODY BURN | Bloody Burn Bloody Burn Bloody Burn Bloody Burn | Rev. [Reverend] David Ritchee Mr. Andrew Dunlop Mr. Robert Walker |
028 | A Small Stream collecting from tile drains at Outmains and flowing in an easterly direction till it falls into the Water of Fail A little South of the Deadmens' Holm it is nearly an artificial cut the wholeway. and considered to be Connected with a battle fought Somewhere in the neighbourhood but no person now living can tell where it was fought On the property of W. Paterson Esqr Coilsfield |
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Sheet 28 Plan 10
[Notes]
"At Parkmoor there is a place called the Roman Camp, where trenches are
to be seen. Sepulchral urns were found under cairns near the camp."
Statistical Account
"A flat alluvial piece of ground
along the Fail, opposite the mouth
of the bloody burn, is still called
'the Dead-man's-holm," probably
from its having been the burial place
of the soldiers."
Statistical Account
"A little brook that empties itself into the Fail is called 'The Bloody Burn' and so testified by its name
the blood by which its waters had, on Some memorable occasion, been polluted."
Statistical 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.