Volume contents
- 1 - West Kilbride , Index
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- 154 - West Kilbride , Title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of FORT [Seamill] | Fort | Francie Ritchie Esqr. Mr John Fullarton Mr Thomas Richardson |
010 | This object is generally supposed in the neighbourhood to have been a fortification of some description. From its position and present appearance independent of the Legends Current in the locality the Stranger or Antiquarian who might visit it would pronounce it to have been a Stronghold in the early ages. |
| URNS CONTAINING HUMAN BONES FOUND HERE [Seamill] | 010 | There have been at different periods found here human bones and Urns Containing bones to which with its popularity as a fortification may be written with Safety on the plans as supplied. The General names given to these objects in the New Stat [Statistical] Account namely Castle Hills [underlined] cannot properly be applied to them Separately |
Continued entries/extra info
Sheet 10.12 Trace 2-- Parish of west Kilbride -- County of Ayr - [Page] 37
Page 258 New Stat Acct [Statistical Account]
"Tumuli have likewise been accidentally explored
"here in which were found urns containing calcined
"human bones and Ashes.
" Near the Castlehill at Seamill about
"4 years ago whilst the new line of the coast road was
"being executed two entire Urns of this sort were dug
"out in a Stratum of Gravel about three feet below
"the Surface but without the addition of any mound
"being raised over them. One of these it is
"believed has since been deposited in Andersons
"Institution in Glasgow
Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 63 - Parish of West Kilbride, OS1/3/63
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of West Kilbride.
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.