| Place-name: | Horse Craigs |
| Suggested Meaning : | rocks where horses could be found |
| Scots horse ‘horse’ Scots craigs ‘craigs, rocks’ | |
| Blaeu Coila (1654): | N/A |
| OS Name Books (1855-57): | Horse Craigs |
| Location: | OS Six-inch Scotland (Surveyed 1888-1915) |
Horse Craigs
The Ordnance Survey Name Book (1855-57) entry for Horse Craigs reads –
A ledge of rocks on Craigdarroch farm, situated about 18 chains SW* of the rock called Castle William
*The abbreviation is transcribed as South in the OS Name Books entry, however Horse Craigs lie South West of Castle William [1] about 600 feet away.
The Authorities for Spelling were John Thornburn, Montraw and John Walsh* senior and John Walsh junior of Craigdarroch.
*Walsh should read Welsh
It should be noted that there is also a Horse Craig, about a mile to the north east of Horse Craigs, however the name does not appear in the Ordnance Survey Name Book (1855-57). Other named nearby craigs are Corbie Craig and Garnel Craig.
| References |
| [1] New Cumnock Place-Names | Castle William |
| Maps |
| Reproduced with the Permission of the National Library of Scotland |
| https://maps.nls.uk/ |
| Map 1 : Ordnance Survey Maps – Six-inch 2nd and later editions, Scotland, 1892-1960 (1894) | Horse Craigs |
| Map 2: Ordnance Survey1:25,000 (1937-61)| Horse Craigs and Horse Craig |
| Ordnance Survey Name Books |
| By permission of Scotland’s Places |
| Scotland’s Places |
| Ayrshire OS Name Books (1855-57) Vol. 49| Horse Craigs |