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  • About
  • Welcome
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  • Key Historical Events
    • Gateway to Ayrshire
    • Wars of Independence
      • Sir William Wallace
        • Blind Hary
      • Edward II of England at Cumnock Castle
      • Declaration of Arbroath
    • Covenanters
      • Covenanters timeline
        • 1653: REVEREND HEW CRAWFORD
        • 1684: Proclamation for apprehension of persons
        • 1684: Interrogations of parishioners
    • Robert Burns
      • Robert Burns Trail
        • Afton Water
        • Auld Kirkyard & Rev. James Young
        • Castle Inn
        • Burns Statue & New Cumnock Mural
        • Old Mill and the McKnights
        • Cross Keys Inn
        • Laight & John Logan
        • Burns’ Cairn
        • Pencloe & Thomas Campbell
        • Polquhirter and Tibbie Pagan
        • Mansfield and Sir James Stuart Menteth
        • Merkland and Andrew Gibson
        • Corsencon Hill & River Nith
      • Catherine Gordon Stewart
      • William Simson
      • New Cumnock Burns Club
      • John Muir F.S.A. (Scot.)
  • Place-names
    • Place-Names: A
      • Afton Bridge, Afton Bridgend
      • Afton Water, Glen Afton
      • Ail-, Al-, Aill-
      • Alhang, Alhang Burn
      • Alwhat, Alwhat Burn
      • Ashbeugh Glen
      • Ashmark, Ashmark Hill
      • Auch-
      • Auchincally Hill, Auchincally Burn
      • Auchincross, Hall of Auchincross
      • Auchingee
      • Auchintow Hill
      • Auchtitench Lane
      • Auldnaw Burn & Auldnaw Glen
    • Place-Names: B
      • Bank, St. Brydesbank
      • Barney Hill
      • Barscalloch Burn
      • Beoch
      • Big How
      • BLACK BOG CASTLE and MOAT
      • blackfarding
      • Blarene
      • Blood Moss and Blood Burn
      • Bloweary
      • Blubber Well
      • Boig, North Boig, South Boig, High Boig
      • Bolt Craig, Bolt Burn, Boltcraig Hill
      • BRAEHEAD
      • Brockloch
      • bryds burn
      • Buchanny Cairn (Site of)
      • Bught Knowe
      • BURNFOOT (of Carcow Burn)
      • BURNSTON
      • Burnton
    • Place-Names: C
      • CAIRN HILL, CAIRNHILL
      • Cameronsike
      • Cannock Hill
      • Castle Green
      • CASTLE HILL
      • CASTLE WILLIAM
      • Castle, Castle Inn
      • Catlock Burn
      • Chang Hill
      • Clints; Black, Merry
      • Clocklowie, Clocklowie Hill, Clocklowie Burn
      • CORSENCON, CORSENCON HILL
      • Coupla, Couplagate, Couplaligate
      • Court Knowe
      • Crae Moss
      • CRAIG OF BAHOUN
      • Craigbank
      • Craigbraneoch Hill, Craigbraneoch Rig
      • Craigdarroch, Craigdarroch Rig
      • Craigdullyeart, Craigdullyeart Hill, Craigdullyeart Lime Works
      • Craigenrig Hag
      • Creel Ford
      • Crook
    • Place-Names: D
      • Dal-
      • Dalhanna
      • Dalricket, Dalricket Cottage
      • Dingle Brae
      • dow craig
      • Drumkalladyr
      • Duncan’s Burn
    • Place-Names: E
      • Earl Hill, Earlseat Hill, Earlseat Burn
      • ERN CLEUCH
      • Ewe Hill
    • Place-Names: F
      • FARDEN, Farding
      • FARDENREOCH, FAIRDINGREOCH
      • Faulds Moss
      • Fingland Lane
      • Flush
      • FORDMOUTH
    • Place-Names: G
      • Gall Moss
      • Gallowhill
      • Gallows Knowe
      • Garclaugh
      • Garepool, Garepool Burn
      • Garnel Craig
      • GATEHEAD
      • Gateloch Craigs
      • Giant’s Cave
      • GLENHASTEL
      • Gowkthorn Well
      • Grain Burn
      • Grains Burn
      • Greenhead
      • Guelt Water
      • Gullet Sike
    • Place-Names: H
      • Hall burn
      • HIGHMOUNT AND LOWMOUNT PLANTATIONS
      • Hillend, Hillend Knowe
      • Horse Craigs
      • House Burn
      • House of Water
      • HUNGRY HILL
    • Place-Names: J
      • Jenny’s Thorn
      • Jock’s Hags
    • Place-Names: K
      • KNOCKBURNIE
      • KNOCKENLEE BURN, KNOCKENLEE BRIDGE
      • knocknarran hill
      • KNOCKNIDE HILL
    • Place-Names: L
      • Laglass Hill
      • Lairhag Burn
      • Lane Burn
      • Lanehead, Lanehead Cottage
      • Laneside
      • LEGATE
      • Lethans Hill
      • Lethans, Lethans Hill
      • LIMEKILN BURN
      • Lingie Hill
      • Linn Burn, Upper Linn, Netherlinn
      • Linn Water
      • LITTLEMARK
      • LOCHBROWAN, LOCHBROWAN HILL
      • LOCHINGIRROCH, LOCHINGIRROCH BURN
      • LOCHMEHARB
      • Lochside, Lochside House, Lochside Loch
      • Long Break
      • Long Craig
      • Longhouse Burn
      • Loupsheugh Burn, Loupsheugh Rig
      • Lowes
      • Lowesmuir, Lowesmuir Mount
    • Place-Names: M
      • Mahago Rig
      • Mansfield
      • March Burn (1)
      • MARCH BURN (2)
      • MARCH BURN (3)
      • MARCH BURN (4)
      • MARCHBURN
      • MARSHALLMARK
      • MARTYRS’ GRAVE (Wilson, Jamieson & Humphrey)
      • McLure’s Mill
      • Meeting House (Couplagate)
      • Mid Hill and Midhill Stell
      • Mitchell’s Sike
      • Moat Knowes, Moat Moss
      • Montraw, Montraw Burn
      • mossback
      • Mounthope
      • MUIRFOOT
    • Place-Names N:
      • NETHERTOWN, NETHERTOWN BURN
      • Newhouse
    • Place-Names: O
      • OLD MARCH BURN
      • Otter Sike
    • Place-Names: P
      • PALMSIKE BURN
      • PEAT Sike
      • POCHRIEGAVIN BURN
      • pol-
      • POLLACH, POLLACH BURN
      • Polquhirter, Polquhirter Burn
    • Place-Names: Q
      • Quarrel Quarry
      • QUINTIN KNOWE
    • Place-Names: R
      • REDHALL BURN
      • Redree Hill, Redree Burn
      • Reeve Craigs
      • Reeve Knowe
      • Rig Hill, Rig, Rigend
      • Rigfoot
      • Roughside
    • Place-Names: S
      • Saddle Hags
      • Sandy SYke
      • Sandy Syke (2)
      • SEGGY BURN
      • Sheel Burn, Sheel Moss
      • Shiel Hill
      • Shiel, Shiel Burn
      • Star Bog
      • Stayamrie
      • Stellhead Rig
      • STONECROSS BURN
      • STONY KNOWES hill
      • STONYKNOWES
      • Stot Sike
      • straid
      • Street
      • Struther’s Brae
      • Sunny Sike
      • Sunnyside
      • SWINKEY BURN
    • Place-Names: T
      • The Dungeon
      • the Knipe, Knipe hill
    • Place-Names: U
    • Place-Names: W
      • Waterhead Castle & Waterhead
      • Wee Pathead, Wee Pathhead
      • Weeshiel Craig
      • whitelaysyke
      • Windy Edge
      • WITCH KNOWE, WITCH POOL
    • Place-Names: Y
      • Yarngallows Knowe
      • Yellow Moss
    • Place-name: New Cumnock
    • Blaeu Map (1654)
  • Antiquities
    • Coin Hoards
  • Buildings
    • Castles & Houses
    • Churches
      • New Cumnock Parish Church
      • Reformed Presbyterian Church
      • New Cumnock Free Church
      • Bank Free Church
      • Afton Free Church
      • Baptist Church
      • St. Margaret’s R.C. Church
    • Schools
    • Town Hall
    • Bridges
      • Nith Bridge
  • People
    • Clergy
      • New Cumnock Parish Church
        • 01: Hew Craufurd
        • 02: James Gilchrist
        • 03: Thomas Hunter
        • 04: James Young
        • 05: William Reid
        • 06: Robert Craig
        • 07: Matthew Kirkland
        • 08: Robert E. Murray
        • 09: James Millar
        • 10: William Bodin
        • 11: Andrew Burnett
        • 12: JAMES WAUGH
        • 18: Helen Cuthbert
    • Heritors (Landowners): 1833
      • 01: Marquess of Bute
      • 02: Miss Honyman
      • 03: David Snodgrass Buchanan
      • 04: Sir James Stuart-Menteth
      • 05: Sir John Andrew Cathcart
      • 06: Misses Stewart
      • 07: Colonel McAdam Cathcart
      • 08: James Cuthbert
      • 09: George Ranken
      • 10: William McTurk
      • 11: William Howatson
      • 12: John Cathcart
      • 13: William Hyslop
      • 14. Alexander Farquhar Crawford
      • 15. Thomas Hunter
      • 16. John Allan
      • 17. John Gemmell
      • 18. William Farquhar
      • 19. William Campbell
      • 20: John Douglas Boswell
    • John Campbell in Polquhirter
    • Valuation Rolls: 1855
  • Mining & Minerals
    • Coal Mining
      • Fatalities
        • Fatalities: 1840s
          • 1845-Apr-18: North Boig Pit
          • 1846-Dec-22: Mansfield Colliery
          • 1847-Dec-12: Nithsdale Iron Company
        • Fatalities: 1850s
          • 1851-Nov-21: Mansfield Colliery
          • 1856-Sep-30: Craigman Pit
          • 1859-Sep-05: Boig Pit
        • Fatalities: 1860s
          • 1862-May-21: Bank Pit
          • 1866-Feb-26: Bank Pit
          • 1867-May-31: Bank Pit
          • 1867-Aug-24: Coalburn Pit
          • 1868-Sep-11: North Boig Pit
        • Fatalities: 1870s
          • 1870-Aug-05: Boig Pit
          • 1871-Apr-15: South Boig Pit
          • 1872-Oct-25: Boig Pit
          • 1873-May-13: Lanemark No. 1
          • 1873-Oct-20: Boig No. 1
          • 1874-Oct-26: Lanemark No. 2
          • 1875-Feb-05: Lanemark Afton No. 1
          • 1876-Jan-20: Lanemark No. 1
          • 1877-Apr-22: Boig
          • 1877-Nov-20: Pathhead Colliery
          • 1878-Jan-31: Lanemark Pit
          • 1878-Jul-15: Lanemark No. 1
        • Fatalities: 1880s
          • 1880-Sep-25: South Boig Pit
          • 1881-Oct-06: Bank Pit
          • 1881-Dec-06: Bank Coal Company
          • 1884-Aug-27: Boigside Pit
        • Fatalities: 1890s
        • Fatalities: 1900s
        • Fatalities: 1910s
        • Fatalities: 1920s
        • Fatalities: 1930s
        • Fatalities: 1940s
        • Fatalities: 1950s
        • Fatalities: 1960s
      • Bank Pit Disaster 1938
      • Knockshinnoch Disaster 1950
        • The Rescue
        • The Rescued Men
        • Knockshinnoch: Hugh Blackwood
        • Knockshinnoch Memorial
        • The Saltcoats Salvationists
        • Collection: James McCulloch
        • Pathe News
    • Clay – Brick and Tile Works
      • Nithsdale Tile Works
    • Limeworks
      • Benston Limeworks
      • Mansfield Lime Works
        • Craigdullyeart
        • Hall of Mansfield
  • Sport
    • BOWLING
      • William Blackwood
    • Football
      • Teams
        • Lanemark
      • Players
        • William McDonald
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