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1239:. Patterson and Bayne, both local people writing in 1866 and 1935 respectively, place the steps at Chapel Crags. The first Statistical Account of Ayrshire also places the steps at Chapel Crags. It seems odd to name these steps after a chapel that is a significant distance away in another valley; a cartographers error explains the situation as recorded in the first OS Name Book. A field near the 'Druid Stone' is called Templecroft and the first Celtic ‘
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T'Ogra Stane, Thugart Stane, Ogirtstane, Ogart stane, Horgar Stane, Fiend's Stane or
Thougritstane. It is a glacial erratic stone, composed of blue augitic porphyrite and is quite unlike the 'native' stone of the district, weighing about 25 tons and measuring about twelve feet by eight feet as measured above ground. It is set near the site of the pre-reformation St. Mary's Chapel and has long been associated with pagan ritual practices.
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surgeon was need or writer (lawyer). 1823 saw 'Mackie's Mill', producing woollen blankets, being set up on the banks of the
Glazert Water and by 1939 Mackie's Mill was producing carpet yarn and had also branched out to establish two more manufacturing sites. In 1849 a Mr Wilson set up shop as a ham curer. By the 1930s this ham-curing business had diversified, branched out into Ireland and had factories in
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Picture House'. The flat tombstone of Hans
Hamilton was originally on the floor, but was later removed and placed on the south wall. It was neglected and vandalised even in 1699, and in 1734 was given much needed repairs. Around 1849 Colonel Mure of Caldwell had further repairs carried out. The marble statues of Hans and his wife have been restored and the mausoleum provided with lighting.
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path that ran from here to the
Kirktoun of Dunlop Steps cut out of the rock face led up to the hill behind the chapel where the monk's graveyard was apparently located. Some stone relics from St Mary's were given to a member of the local Clement family and a christening font was discovered in the burn at Kirkwood Farm by another Clement. There artifacts are now kept at North Borland Farm.
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have 'of that Ilk' replacing the Norman 'de'. Sir James Dunlop of that Ilk held the estate in 1596 and married Jean, daughter of
Somerville of Cambusnethan, descended from Lord Somerville. This may go some way to explaining why the Somerville family came to purchase lands at Montgomery-Crivoch and Bollingshaw in the 1800s to establish the
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1538:. It was a single siding running parallel to the main line towards the road overbridge. The processed whinstone stone was carried to the siding by a narrow gauge tramway, raised for approximately half its length on a narrow embankment running for a total of just over 1000 ft (305m) from the Mains Quarry buildings.
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626:' of the old castle was still preserved and its details published (see Wikimedia). It was also called Hunt Hall because the Dunlops were huntsmen to the De Ross family (Paterson 1866). The whole estate was sometimes referred to as Hunt Hall. This castle was situated at the site of the present day Dunlop House.
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The quarry's narrow gauge line is recorded as a tramway on the 1909–1910 25-inch-to-the-mile OS map, by which time it appears to have already become disused as no infrastructure is shown where it reaches the siding, although the standard gauge private siding itself is still shown running down towards
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The last of the
Dunlops to be born at Dunlop were John (1904) and Alexander (1906) Houison Crawfurd. Mrs Houison Crawfurd is remembered for producing the first tubercular-free cattle in Ayrshire. The house was let to a number of tenants, the Henderson family of the Anchor Line being the most notable.
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She was the patron of Burns already referred to. John Dunlop Esq. MP was resident at Dunlop House in 1837 and Pigot describes it as one of
Ayrshires' handsomest mansions, with the Ogrestone or Thurgatstane lying within its estate boundaries. The house was designed in 1831–34 by David Hamilton for Sir
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in Irvine; the original curing house, known as the 'Burnhouse', has been landscaped and transformed into a local park thanks to funding from the
Barcapel Foundation, previously the Clement Wilson Foundation. Robert Howie and sons started a small meal-mill in 1857 and then established a sawmill. They
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who went to
Ireland to escape the covenanting prosecutions. Her stone cheese press was said to be preserved at 'The Hill' Farm in the 1860s but the existing press is dated after her death. The cheese became world famous and created a cottage industry, with cheese merchants from Kirktoun buying up the
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Freemasonry in Dunlop started in the early 19th century. On 4 May 1824 a charter was granted to the brethren of Dunlop to practise
Freemasonry and this continued for many years as Lodge Dunlop Caledonian No 311. It was declared dormant in 1881 since no communications had been received by Grand Lodge
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The tramway line curved tightly away from the main line and then ran westwards in a straight line, parallel to the sides of the quarry to the site of the old quarry buildings, where the line seems to have forked. The quarry covered around three acres at this date, however later maps show that it was
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the 'Newhouse' marked on the OS maps. Some of the old tree wind-breaks and policies of the estate can still be made out. It seems likely that Temple-Ryburn had its name changed to Hapland at around this time as the OS of 1858 shows Ryburn in the same position as later maps (1897, etc.) show Hapland.
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by Charles I. His five brothers also established estates in Ireland. A handsome mausoleum (NS 40486 49398) was constructed over their graves by James in 1641, when he was in his eighties, and this was so ornately painted and gilded in the Roman Catholic manner that it attracted the sobriquet of 'The
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The first recorded Dunlop is William de Dunlop of 1260, followed by a supporter of Edward I, Neil Fitz-Robert de Dulap of 1306. His estates were forfeited due to his support for John Balliol, as were those of the De Rosses. The family regained their lands by the mid 15th. Century and by that time we
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Below the church stands the bridge over the Black Burn, known locally as the 'Tee Wal Burn' after a spring that flows out under the bridge. It is commonly thought that the 'Tea Well' water was so pure that the people went there to get the water for their tea but it may be a Gaelic element related to
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In 1791 Dunlop is recorded as having six masons, 12 weavers, three smiths, three shoemakers, four tailors and three inn-keepers; by 1874 the village had 10 shoemakers, eight masons, six weavers, six smiths, five wrights and one tailor, but no baker or flesher and the people's health was such that no
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Throughout Scotland nine lodges have the Caledonian in their title, and on 24 September 1983 the first of the annual ‘Caledonian Gatherings’ was held at Annan by Lodge Caledonian Annan No 238 supported by Caledonian St John Lennoxtown No 195, Caledonian Dundee No 254, St Mary's Caledonian Inverness
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House near Stewarton. Hapland is near Dunlop. In 1820 the estate was of 200 acres (0.81 km) and the proprietor was Lieutenant-General Alexander Trotter. The old mansion house was demolished around 1876 as it was not in keeping with the modern age. A new steading was built at the site, possibly
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covered about 10 acres (40,000 m) and was drained in the 1840s. It is shown on the early maps of Ayrshire. A photograph of 1913 shows a glacial erratic or such-like that was named the 'Lion Rock' as it had profile that resembled that animal. Craighead Law can be seen in the distance so it must
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This Lea or Law hill, 687 ft (209 m) high, in the Lugton area of Dunlop Parish is supposed to be a 'moot' or trial hill. The arrangement of stones on its summit does not appear to be accidental and a grass covered cairn is very noticeable. A farmer from East Halket (pronounced 'whoreket')
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of a sporting character, being varied and undulating. It is about a twelve-minute walk from the station, and about two miles from Stewarton. The membership fee of 10 shillings for gentlemen and 5s for ladies is very moderate. In 1914 the secretary was J H Marr, 2 Mansfield Terrace. A 9 hole course
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The church (NS 40474 49414) was probably built in around 1766, however by 1834 it was dilapidated and demolition followed, resulting in the construction of the Dunlop parish church, opened in December 1835, that we see today. This took place under the ministry of Mathew Dickie, who left to join the
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before the Chapelhouse Bridge was built. A carved relic of the old chapel, supposed to have been the font for holy water, was for some years used a trough for the pigs until it was finally broken up and used as building material. The Lady's Steps still existed in the late 1880s as they were on the
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held the post of vicar, mostly absentee as he was a professor of theology. By 1566 the vicar was John Houston, who held the manse, garden and an acre of land adjoining the manse. The rest of the Kirkland-Dunlop lands passed from the Abbots of Kilwinning to William Cunninghame of Aiket and remained
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The native chiefs, although displaced from Boarland Hill, do not appear to have been exiled but instead established themselves at what is now Dunlop House. The name Boarland also survives in the names of Borlandhill, Over Borland, North Borland and Low Borland. The name Boarland could refer to the
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The Erection and Consecration of the new Lodge, Lodge Dunlop Caledonia No 1408, took place in Dunlop Public hall on 3 November 1945. There was a large assembly of brethren, including many deputations from 48 lodges within and outwith Ayrshire. A total of 341 brethren signed the attendance book to
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which since 1570 was in the hands of the Gemmill or Gemmell family. In 1596 Patrick Gemmill resigned the Templelands of Dunlop Hill into the hands of the Superior, Lord Torphichen, in favour of his eldest son. The Sandilands, Lords Torphichen are remembered elsewhere, such as Sandilands Farm near
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The old manse was sold and a new manse and offices were built by the heritors under the incumbency of Thomas Brisbane in 1781. This manse adjoined the 7 acres of the glebe and was extended by the Revd Dickie. The Kirktoun of Dunlop composed the manses and a row of cottages dated 1644, 1765, 1773,
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After the meeting 110 brethren sat down to a meal at a cost of 6 shillings (30p) per head. At a meeting held on 22 November Mr William Stevenson, Archiebald Howie and Archibald Baillie were the first candidates of the new lodge. By now the lodge was well on its way with a total of 229 candidates
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is just outside Dunlop on the Lugton Road in the valley of the Black Burn. It is in a sheltered spot, with ample running water and well hidden from immediate view. In the middle of a field near the Chapel Crags is the Thurgatstane or Ogrestane, also known as the Thorgatstane, Field Spirit Stane,
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The railway finally came to Dunlop in 1871 and because of the improved connection with Glasgow the farmers were able to send their milk direct to Glasgow, resulting in the decline and finally the cessation of cheese making in Dunlop. The population of the village in 1871 was 380 and 357 in 1881,
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Several letters were exchanged between Grand Lodge and Peter Calderwood until on 29 March 1945 a meeting was held in the public hall chaired by Bro. Joseph Johnston, a past master of Stewarton Thistle, to elect the office-bearers for the new lodge. A letter was sent to Edinburgh (Grand Lodge of
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The Laird of Hapland was the ruling elder in the Parish of Dunlop in 1649 and was a captain in the Scots army when Cromwell was in Scotland, for which his lands were sequestrated. The last of the male line died when he fell off his horse when returning from Stewarton about 1765 or 1770. Lillias
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and in 1612 Patrick Cunninghame sold these lands to Gabriel Porterfield, son of Alexander Porterfield of that Ilk. Gabriel Porterfield of Porterfield in 1618 married Mariot Crawfurd and inherited the lands of Gills, Lothrihill, the Templeland and Maynes (Mains) of Hapland, including the mansion
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Aiket Castle itself was originally a square tower typical of the residences of the lesser feudal Norman barons, originally surrounded by a moat. The name is derived from 'Oak Wood'. The family were descended from the Cunninghames of Bedland, who were cadets of the family of Glencairn. Alexander
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In the 1600s, Dunloppe had two fairs a year for the sale of dairy stock, one on the second Friday of May; and the other called Hallowday, on 12 November. The Estate was erected into the Barony of Dunlop in 1688. Dunlap, Dunlapp, Dunlape, Dunlopp, Dunlope, Dunloup, Downlop, Dalape, Delap, DeLap,
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No 339, The Caledonian Railway (Glasgow) No 354, Motherwell Caledonian No 1228, Caledonian Lodge of Uganda (Edinburgh) No 1228 and Caledonian Dunlop No 1408. Each lodge takes its turn to host the annual event, with Dunlop Caledonia No 1408 hosting it for the third time on 19 September 2016
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On 31 May 1638, Gabriel Porterfield purchased from Neil Ryburn of that Ilk the 13s 4d. land of old extent of Ryburn, commonly called Temple-Ryburn. The estate of Hapland consisted of Brokwelmure (Brockwellmuir), Dunlophill-Montgomerie and Ryburn; later part of Lainshaw was purchased as
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presence of wild boar, but a 'Boor' also meant a serf and Norman lords often apportioned lands near their castles for their servants. The Borland or Bordland also meant the land that was granted to the feudal superior specifically to be used to furnish food for his castle or dwelling.
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The De Ross family were vassals to the De Morvilles, Overlords of Cunninghame. The De Morvilles backed John Balliol's claim to the crown and forfeited their lands to the Boyds, and in 1570 the lands were held by the Cassillis family. In 1600 it is noted that David Dunlop of Hapland
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It is not obvious how the stone was transferred however it is clear that the narrow gauge line lay some height above the private siding at the point where they met. A signal post is shown to the south of this siding's point work and what may have been a ground frame stands nearby.
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Sir Thomas Boyd was surprised on the night of 7 July 1439, whilst riding past Craignaught on his way north and although outnumbered, he and his followers fought on, even taking agreed rest periods indicated by the sounding of a horn. The remaining Boyds placed themselves
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removed one of these to facilitate his ploughing. One stone on the summit has a vertical hole drilled to the depth of four feet or so, presumably to be used for ‘slot’ for a flagpole for flying a standard, a similar arrangement to that which existed at the Borestone at
1349:. Sir Alan Stewart had been treacherously slain by Sir Thomas Boyd; his brother Alexander Stewart, nicknamed 'buktuth' (having a large projecting tooth) was determined to take revenge. Sir Alan had been killed at Polmais Thorn when they met, supposedly under a truce.
1223:(1514 to 1572). The stones were robbed / mined by locals and the last remaining stones were taken away by a farmer in the 1830s. It stood on a rock from which a beautiful stream of water gushed into a small rivulet, this originally being crossed by steps, called the
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Dunlop has an active and healthy darts scene. With its own "individual" league. Attracting players not only from the village itself but from surrounding areas such as Stewarton, Irvine, Kilmarnock and even as far as Barrhead. They have 22 players as of 2020.
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James Dunlop of Dunlop. The house is an unusual Scottish-Jacobean style, but the gate lodge is more typical of Hamilton, with strap work, classical and manorial features (Milligan). The last Baronet was Major Sir James Dunlop of 1839-1858 who died unmarried.
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Viscount Claneboye also built and invested a school, now known as Clandeboye Hall (Claneboye in his title was spelt differently from the placename Clandeboye) and used by the church for events. Carved above the door was the date 1641 with the statement
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Another suggestion is that 'Ogrestane' is more 'Ogreton' and that the personal name 'Ogier' is a Normanised version of the Scandinavian name 'Holger'. Brandleside may be a Scandinavian name and suggest that 'Brandale' was once the name of this valley.
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The results of this encounter led to killings and counter killings which involved a great part of the West of Scotland. Boyd's wife had previously dreamed all of that which came to pass and died of grief within days of her husband death. The 1860
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from a belief that the Deity was in a peculiar manner present at that hallowed relic. Farmers from Brandleside Farm were bound to protect, by not removing it or ploughing within a set distance of the stone, possibly because of a tradition of
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Francis Dunlop was a witness to the disposition of the Scottish Regalia in Edinburgh Castle after the Union of the Crowns. James Dunlop of 1634-1670 married Elizabeth, daughter of Cunninghame of Corsehill and was an outstanding leader of the
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The quarry and its tramway lay to the west of the main line between the farms of South Netherhouses and Mains of Aiket. Quarrying had already taken place at Mains since at least 1856 and thus prior to the 1871 opening of the G&SWR line.
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On 19 October 1944 a meeting was held in the public school by the local schoolmaster, Mr Peter Calderwood, who was a member of Lodge St John Maybole no 11, and 38 others who were members of various Lodges within and outwith Ayrshire.
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Scotland) along with a list of 110 petitioners on 20 April and a charter was granted. Unfortunately because of the number of lapsed years they could not get the original number or colours. The colours today are green with gilt trim.
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tracking techniques after World War II made the facility redundant. Until the 1970s the UK Warning and Monitoring organisation operated a bunker on the hill top. The access door and ventilation louvres are still in place.
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On top of the Commoncraigs or Common Crags overlooking Dunlop and the Glazert is a large procumbent boulder known on the OS map as the ‘Carlin’s Stone or Stane’. A Carl is a commoner, a husband or in a derogatory sense, a
589:(NS 4019 4940) as their seat and a well-fortified structure existed there. Later their seat was moved to Corsehill in Stewarton. There may have been a Celtic hillfort here, as suggested by the etymology of the placename.
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The brethren of the lodge elected Bro. Jimmy Laing its master in October 2019 and he was installed on 13 December 2019. The lodge meets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month with the exception of May to August.
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Dunlop had a cricket club near North Netherhouses that was visible from the railway. The brick built score board was the last relict but has now been demolished. The foundations of the old club house are still visible.
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cheeses and taking them to Glasgow for sale. The cheese-making used up excess fresh milk but the coming of the railways reduced the need for cheese manufacture. Dunlop cheeses are still made at Clerkland Farm (2010).
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for more than seven years. The only known record from Lodge Caledonian No 311 is that the first master was a John Gemmell, the first secretary was Robert Fulton and the lodge colours were crimson with a tartan trim.
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The local curling pond is shown on the early OS map near Templehouse and was located on Minnie's Meadow fed by the Templehouse and Hill Burns small. Dated photographs show that it was still in use circa 1912/1913.
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Eventually and inevitably Sir Thomas Boyd was killed, whilst fighting Sir Alexander Stewart buktuth himself, stabbed in the back by a Stewart soldier, and a large number of his followers were also killed.
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General View of The Agriculture of the County of Ayr; observations on the means of its improvement; drawn up for the consideration of the Board of Agriculture, and Internal Improvements, with Beautiful
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and had to make do with blowing off the man's wig and bonnet; finally he once entered a blacksmith's house by flying down the chimney. Tam died in odd circumstances, supposedly being murdered by the
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The carving was removed when the school was sold as a private dwelling. In 1839 a new school was opened. The school had been condemned by 1876 and was in use as a shoemaker's shop and a dwelling.
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the name for a place where the coffin bearers rested for the last time before heading up the hill to the cemetery. The 1860s OS maps show that a cottage, Bridgend, once stood close to the bridge.
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Dunlop Cattle are said to have originated within the parish, bred by Dunlop of that Ilk from improved stock from Holland in around 1550 to 1700 or later. The breed, also known as Cunninghame or
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or male of low birth. More commonly the name Carlin was used as a derogatory term for a woman meaning an 'old hag'. It is also said to be a corruption or Scots equivalent of the Gaelic word "
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The Brechna Braes area lies close to Dunlop and has been developed as the Templehouse Community Woodland to celebrate the 2000 Millennium. The Brackenheugh is a wooded slope overlooking
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situated on Templehouse Grounds with a membership of 150. There was no entry fee. Subs were 12/6d. Visitors’ fees were 1/- a day and 2/6d a week. Sunday play was not allowed.
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running beneath and on to Dunlop House. On the lower slopes of Craignaught Hill was fought a singularly unusual battle between the Boyds of Kilmarnock and the Stewarts of
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and a Free Church (1845) but still no writer or doctor was needed. By the 1950s Dunlop had a post office, four grocers, a baker, a newsagent, a hotel and a public house.
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This school is erected and endowed by Iames Clandeboyes, in love to this parish in which his father Hans Hamilton was pastor 45 years in King Iames the sixt his raigne.
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The small chapel had an endowment for the support of a chaplain. It was abandoned at the time of the Reformation in Scotland led by the ex-Roman Catholic priest
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Cunninghame is the first recorded as living at Aiket. Three Aiket daughters were married to participants in the tale of the murder of the 4th Earl of Eglinton.'
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the road overbridge at that date. A section of lifted track and trackbed may be represented by dotted lines on the map, lying parallel to the private siding.
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marks 'Boyd's Hill' and 'Boyd's slack', Scots for a narrow pass, to the north of Craignaught on the old lane to Grange Farm, now named South Grange.
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house. Gabriel Porterfield also took possession of Dunlop Hill, Wattirland (Waterland) and Halketh, with the loch (now drained). Dobie relates that
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back to back, they closed up their ranks, and, forming a circle, they grimly set themselves to beat back the Stewarts or else die where they fought.
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witness Bro. Joseph Johnston installed as the first Master of Lodge Dunlop Caledonia No 1408 by Lieut. Col. Wallace Cunningham of Ayrshire.
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A new gravitational water supply was opened for Dunlop in 1896, fed from a spring at Sidehead, the old water supply having been condemned.
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from the Dunlop Parish and many anecdotes are told of his marvellous doings in the 1860s. Tam could not get over the flood swollen
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On another occasion he was prevented from helping the Devil blow a man off the thatched roof he was repairing by the man uttering
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Porterfield married William Somerville of Kennox. Their youngest child, a daughter, married Colonel McAlester, Laird of Loup, in
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The tomb of Hans Hamilton and his wife, called the 'Picture House' because of the gaudy colours of the decoration within the tomb
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In 1933 the house was sold to Ayrshire County Council as a home for “mentally defective” (language used at the time) children.
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whilst the parish was 1,160 and 1,361 persons respectively. In 1876 the town had acquired a butcher, a baker, a branch of the
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Ayrshire Nights Entertainments: A Descriptive Guide to the History, Traditions, Antiquities, etc. of the County of Ayr.
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Notes on the Way Through Ayrshire and the Land of Burn, Wallace, Henry the Minstrel, and Covenant Martyrs
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Inheritance, war and antiquarianism: Sir Alan Stewart of Darley, 2nd seigneur et de Concressault 1429-37.
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post composed of huts was built on top of the hill. The personnel tracked enemy-aircraft movement up the
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a number of years ago the foundation of a ruin of considerable extent was removed by the late proprietor.
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A view of Dunlop or Borland Hill from near the Church. This was the site of the De Ross family castle.
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Rollie, James (1980). "The invasion of Ayrshire. A Background to the County Families". Pub. Famedram.
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events being held at the site are current and the site is listed and protected by
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is another Court Hill. Halket is called Hawkhead by Thomson on his map of 1832.
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1700:"Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland"
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Coat of Arms of Baron Hamilton, Viscount Claneboye in the Clandeboye Hall
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Video and commentary on St Mary's Chapel, Lady's Well and the Ogrestone.
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History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton. V. - III - Cunninghame.
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A collection taken for the Lodge benevolence amounted to £34.6s.
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A Calendar of Scottish National Festivals, Candlemas to Harvest
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The Score Board building at the old Dunlop Cricket Club in 2008
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History and the Economic development of the Village of Dunlop
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Dunlop Parish - A History of Church, Parish, and Nobility
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A view of Craighead Law, probably used as a Justice or
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Video footage of the Commoncraig Mill, Wood and Glen.
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The cairn at the Dunlop Millennium Community Woodland
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Video and commentary on the 'Ambush at Craignaught'.
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Video and commentary on the Dunlop Aisle and church.
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1099:Illustrating the procumbent position of the stone
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1798:The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland. pp.472-473.
2874:The Dunlop Millennium Woodland and Nature Park.
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457:, Scotland. It lies on the A735, north-east of
2806:The Statistical Account of Scotland. Ayrshire.
2788:"Ayrshire. Its History and Historic Families".
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1618:having passed through up to the present day.
746:A view of Braikenheugh Hill, the bridge, etc.
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2329:"David Clement. Dunlop Diary. December 2012"
1916:"David Clement 'Dunlop Diary' December 2012"
1176:around this monument. Some recollections of
1325:The name 'Craignaught' is derived from the
813:, famous for introducing the production of
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2854:YouTube video of the Dunlop Picture House.
2641:Cunninghame, Topographized by Timothy Pont
2624:Dunlop Ancient & Modern. An Exhibition
947:The Old School built by Viscount Claneboye
804:The entrance to the old manse at Kirklands
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3128:Buildings and structures in East Ayrshire
2774:Historical Tales and Legends of Ayrshire.
2639:Dobie, James D. (ed Dobie, J.S.) (1876).
2605:. Edinburgh : T. & A. Constable.
2534:History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton
1752:"Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database"
1303:A monastic grange, probably belonging to
516:, a sweet milk cheese, was first made by
2521:Ayrshire Aspirations in Verse and Prose.
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1311:The Battle of Boyd's or Craignaught Hill
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57:of all important aspects of the article.
2790:Vols. 2. Pub. Grimsay Press (reprint).
2686:Kilmarnock : Dunlop & Drennan.
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2523:Kilmarnock : James McKie. Page 184
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2732:The Castles & Mansions of Ayrshire
2633:. Edinburgh : W & R Chambers.
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784:or Mair, said to be the instructor of
758:The view from the Templehouse woodland
53:Please consider expanding the lead to
2869:The Dunlop Beechgrove Garden project.
2691:Scotland: Myth, Legend & Folklore
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2839:Dunlop Village and District in 1913.
2719:. Glasgow : William MacLellan.
2704:McMichael, George (c. 1881 - 1890).
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852:; his son James was in turn created
618:Pont states that the ancient strong
505:The Coat of arms of Dunlop of Dunlop
2783:. Ayr : Stephen & Pollock.
2769:. Paisley : Alexander Gardner.
2767:A History of the Parish of Neilston
2745:The Ordnance Survey Name Book. 1857
2650:. Stroud : Tempus Publishing.
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836:Hans Hamilton and the Picture House
698:A map of Dunlop House and Hunt Hall
2753:The Ballads and Songs of Ayrshire.
1534:double track line running towards
770:The Brackenheugh from Aiket Castle
714:The Brechna Braes and Brackenheugh
25:
2619:. Ayr : Stephen and Pollock.
2612:Proc. Soc. Antiq. Scot. Vol. 143.
1841:Clan Dunlop Accessed | 2009-12-02
1413:Boyd's Hill summit, looking south
2804:Sinclair, Sir John (1791–1799).
2677:The Medieval Castle in Scotland.
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3133:History of Scotland by location
2884:Video footage of Dunlop Castle.
2755:Edinburgh : T G Stevenson.
2734:. Reprinted The Grimsay Press.
2693:. Pub. Luath Press, Edinburgh.
2622:Campbell, Dugald Edit. (1998),
1667:Castle and Barony of Robertland
1045:Pagan and pre-reformation sites
608:In 1853 Mr Dobie recorded that
544:for giving away their secrets.
524:Tam Giffen was reputed to be a
45:may be too short to adequately
1964:Arch Ayr Wigton, Pages 26 - 27
1030:A view of Aiket Castle in 2006
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55:provide an accessible overview
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2776:Glasgow : T. D. Morison.
2675:Mackenzie, W. Mackay (1927).
2414:"Dunlop Diary. February 2013"
1726:"The Online Scots Dictionary"
1124:The Thurgatstane or Ogrestane
1050:The Carlin Stone or Hag Stone
453:) is a village and parish in
2812:Prehistoric Man in Ayrshire.
2762:Edinburgh : J. Stillie.
2661:Hutchison, Jennifer (1972).
2648:Scottish Monastic Landscapes
1704:National Records of Scotland
1377:Boyd's Hill and Boyd's slack
329:Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
76:Human settlement in Scotland
2814:London : Elliot Stock.
2786:Robertson, William (1908).
2779:Robertson, William (1905).
2772:Robertson, William (1889).
2758:Paterson, James (1863–66).
2711:McNeill, F. Marian (1959).
2679:Pub. Methuen & Co. Ltd.
2631:Domestic Annals of Scotland
2532:Paterson, James (1863-66).
2510:Robertson (1908), Page 332.
1887:Retrieved ; 2010-10-04
1860:Robertson, Pages 105 - 106.
1437:The Gemmells of Templehouse
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2668:Mack, James Logan (1926).
2608:Bonner, Elizabeth (2013).
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1337:Battle of Craignaught Hill
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1075:A view of the Carlin Stone
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534:....came through below it.
3123:Villages in East Ayrshire
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2629:Chambers, Robert (1885).
2501:Robertson, Pages 295-305.
2471:Paterson (1847), Page 108
2180:Arch Ayr Wigton, Page 45.
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3118:Castles in East Ayrshire
2926:Castles in East Ayrshire
2708:. Hugh Henry : Ayr.
2689:McHardy, Stuart (1999),
2682:MacIntosh, John (1894).
2403:Ayr Arch Wigton, Page 35
2394:(1856). Ordnance Survey.
2210:Arch Ayr Wigton, Page 40
2161:Retrieved on 2009-03-22.
2150:Ayr Arch Wigton, Page 34
2123:Ayr Arch Wigton, Page 33
2096:Ayr Arch Wigton, Page 29
2087:Ayr Arch Wigton, Page 28
1973:Arch Ayr Wigton, Page 27
1955:Arch Ayr Wigton, Page 26
1518:The flooded Mains Quarry
321:Scottish Parliament
2864:Dunlop Railway station.
2672:Pub. Oliver & Boyd.
2615:Bryden, Robert (1915).
2601:Bayne, John F. (1935).
2587:Aiton, William (1811).
1991:Hutchison, Pages 7 - 8.
1786:22 January 2013 at the
1429:Hugh Craig, author of "
658:The Dunlops of that Ilk
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2730:Millar, A. H. (1885).
2665:. Privately published.
2300:Ayr Hist Coll, Page 35
1756:Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
1672:Dunlop railway station
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237:Postcode district
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3087:Templehouse Fortalice
2765:Pride, David (1910).
2597:The Church of Dunlop.
2055:Bayne, Pages 10 - 16.
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1292:Further information:
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3138:Parishes in Ayrshire
2810:Smith, John (1895).
2646:Hall, Derek (2006).
2519:Craig, Hugh (1856).
2359:MacIntosh, Page 195.
2229:Golf's Missing Links
1762:on 22 September 2019
1460:The Lands of Hapland
1443:Lands of Templehouse
643:Royal Observer Corps
217:Sovereign state
3012:Kingencleugh Castle
2982:Craufurdland Castle
2942:Auchencloigh Castle
2426:on 28 December 2016
2341:on 28 December 2016
2064:Mackenzie, Page 29.
1928:on 28 December 2016
1905:McMichael, Page 161
1896:McMichael, Page 158
1588:lands of Netherhill
1188:Monastic settlement
1004:Dunlop Cricket Club
995:Dunlop Curling Pond
373: /
115:Main Street, Dunlop
3092:Terringzean Castle
3062:Ravenscraig Castle
2617:Ayrshire Monuments
2382:Paterson, Page 220
2318:Paterson, Page 221
2201:Chambers, Page 236
2171:Bryden, Section 10
2073:McMichael, Page 85
1946:Paterson, Page 226
1851:Paterson, Page 222
1813:Paterson, Page 227
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249:Dialling code
193:Ayrshire and Arran
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2962:Caprington Castle
2781:Old Ayrshire Days
2566:Campbell, Page 6.
2270:McHardy, Page 25.
1732:on 6 January 2014
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1182:Historic Scotland
1169:O thou grit stane
914:Clandeboye school
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167:Council area
161:1,170 (2022)
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3047:Martnaham Castle
3042:Mauchline Castle
3032:Loch Doon Castle
3027:Lefnoreis Castle
2977:Corsehill Castle
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2713:The Silver Bough
2670:The Border Line.
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3017:Kyle Castle
2987:Dean Castle
2947:Barr Castle
1885:Clan Dunlop
1736:8 September
1677:Halket Loch
1594:Freemasonry
1454:Templehouse
1449:Templehouse
1294:Dunlop Hill
1287:Halket Loch
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538:God save me
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2592:. Glasgow.
2590:Engravings
1683:References
1270:Greenhills
1206:Kilwinning
1202:Chapeltoun
1194:Saint Mary
1150:grit stane
1112:, Brìd or
782:John Major
463:Kilmarnock
231:Kilmarnock
158:Population
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2582:Sources;
2430:21 August
2392:Name Book
2345:21 August
1982:Name Book
1932:21 August
1662:Stewarton
1581:butterfat
1536:Stewarton
1532:G&SWR
1503:Chapelton
1468:Etymology
1319:Etymology
1257:Moot Hill
1231:The 1858
1221:John Knox
1106:Stewarton
1061:Cailleach
786:John Knox
632:excambied
475:Burnhouse
459:Stewarton
287:Ambulance
227:Post town
47:summarize
2444:Sinclair
2000:Paterson
1784:Archived
1710:31 March
1630:See also
846:James VI
780:In 1516
554:Eglinton
550:Barrhead
451:Dùn Lùib
352:Scotland
292:Scottish
280:Scottish
268:Scotland
209:Scotland
2279:McNeill
1766:28 July
1687:Notes;
1499:Kintyre
1347:Darnley
1276:. Near
1237:Glazert
1178:May Day
1110:Brìghde
850:Ireland
552:and at
542:fairies
526:warlock
481:History
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435:Dunlap
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368:4°32′W
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