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- 154 - West Kilbride , Title page
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT [Auld Hill] | Fort Fort Fort Fort |
David Logan John Fullarton Esq. John Crawford Samuel McGowan |
010 | This object stands on a finely [isolated] eminence called Auld Hill, and [is] evidently the appearance of a [fortified] place, Conjecture [assigns] this structure, with several [more] similarly constructed in [other] parts of the country, to the [era of] Danish incursions, Nothing [] however, can be obtained to [] result of what it has really [] more, than that it has at [one time] been a place fortified, but [by] whom, unknown. |
Continued entries/extra info
"Some traces of remote times still exist here. Along the steep banks facing the sea beach are placed a chain of little eminences called "Castle Hills" supposed to be the remains of a very primitive class of fortlets. In particular, they occur at Boydston, Glenfoot, Seamill, and Ardneil. They are all constructed in the same manner, and are of very limited dimensions. A portion of the bank is detached on all sides and rounded conically; the enclosure on the summit, of about 30 or 40 feet in diameter, is surrounded by a rampart from 6 to 8 feet in thickness, faced on both sides with large undressed stones neatly laid, the interstice being filled up with small stones intermixed with earth. That at Ardneil stands on a finely isolated eminence called Auld Hill, and in front of the enclosure or praetorium there is an esplanade of 40, or 50 paces in length, very exactly formed and levelled" New Stat Acct [Statistical Account]
Transcriber's notes
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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.