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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARDNEIL BANK | Ardneil Bank Ardneil Bank Ardneil Bank Ardneil Bank Ardneil Ardneil Bank Ardneill Bank Ardneil Bank Ardneil Ardneil Ardneil Ardneil Bank Ardneil Bank |
Aitken Map of Kilbride Mr Fullarton William Crawford Hugh Wilson Estate Map New Sta Acct [Statistical Account] New Sta Acct [Statistical Account] Old Sta Acct [Statistical Account] Robertson Cunningham P[Page]124 Robertson Cunningham P[Page]125 Robert Hunter Esq Full. [Fullartons] Gazetteer Paterson's Hist[History] of Ayr |
010 | The object which bears this name is truly described, in the New Stat [Statistical] Account, it extends along the Shore of the Firth of Clyde, & for majestic grandeur there are few scenes to surpass it, the bank properly speaking Commences at a place Known as the Howgate near Portincross and terminates a little to the North of Bankend and near to its centre are three bold conspicuous Rocks near to oneanother Known as the Three Sisters [underlined] when viewed from the Sea have a grand appearance, there is another curious object South from the Sisters Known as the Pudding Rock or Cove which is of the Conglomerate formation rising boldly from the Strata of Trap and Sandstone in which it is surrounded from its overhanging nature it forms a kind of Cove hence the name, Cove but Pudding Rock is the more applicable distinction |
Continued entries/extra info
Plan VI.15 Parish of West Kilbride County of Ayr [Page] 33
Neil [underlined] is the usual spelling throughout Scotland, see Kincardine O Neil and Neilston etc,
Page 244, 245 New Stat Acct [Statistical Account]
"This majestic wall of Rock Rising where highest to perhaps little less than 300 feet perpendicularly Ranges in a straight line along the waters edge from which it is merely separated by a narrow strip of green land and extends about a mile in length. Along the bottom the precipice is richly fringed with natural Coppice in which the oak ash hazel and hawthorn are thickly interwoven.
"This portion dividing itself with three distinct and deeply separated Cliffs of equal height and uniform appearance has immemorially obtained the poetical cognomen of the Three Sisters"
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.