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The 1828 map of Ayrshire by William Johnson only records Corsehill lying on the east side of the burn. [26] The 1776 map by Taylor & Skinner shows a 'Corsehill' only as a dwelling house held by Sir William Cunynhame (sic). [27] The remains of the dam on the Corsehill Burn. A 1789 View of Corsehill House, engraved in 1791 and published in 1797.
Sir (William) Andrew Malcolm Martin Oliphant Montgomery-Cuninghame of Corsehill, 11th Baronet (1929–1959) was the elder son of the 10th baronet by his second wife, Nancy Macaulay Foggo. He was educated at Fettes College , Edinburgh and Worcester College, Oxford and following family tradition served for his National Service in The Rifle Brigade .
Corsehill may refer to: Barony and Castle of Corsehill in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Corsehill (stone), a type of building stone obtained from Corsehiil Quarry ...
His horse carried his dead body along the side of the river, still known as the 'Weeping', 'Mourning', or 'Widows' path. A wave of bloody revenge swept over Cunninghame and elsewhere. Cunningham relatives, friends, and supporters were killed without mercy. Aiket was killed near his home; Robertland and Corsehill escaped to Denmark.
The 1779 Lainshaw and Kirkwood Estate map shows East (with parks and yards) and West Cockilbie, amounting to 7 Acres for East and 77 for West. An un-named group of three houses are shown on the Dunlop road with the yard and a well opposite. [17] Roy's map shows 'Cocklebay' as the placename spelling. [18]
The property of Dowra and Patterton therefore formed part of the Barony of Corsehill, held since the 16th century by the ancestors of the Montgomerie Cuninghames of Corsehill, Baronets who held the remaining parts of the barony lands in the 19th century. [18] The clan name has many variations and the spelling used here is 'Cuninghame'.
The 1775 map shows a mansion house surrounded by substantial woodland policies, [18] as does Thomson's map of 1820. [19] William Aiton's map of 1808 shows a mansion house at Kirkwood. [20] A field going by the curious name of 'Kilwinning Butts' was located on the Lands of Kirkwood on the road leading to Dunlop Church in the 19th century. [21]
The name Kirkland is marked on Timothy Pont's map of 1604 [3] and on Armstrong's map of 1775, showing its antiquity. [ 4 ] 1775 map. The name infers church ownership, possibly through a feudal grant of land by a local baron in pre-reformation times.