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Today Kilwinning consists of the pedestrianised historic town centre, Bridgend (which originally was a separate village), both now surrounded by the estates of Corsehill, Woodwynd, Blacklands, Pennyburn, Whitehirst Park, and Woodside with the last three being added after its incorporation into Irvine New Town.
By Kilwinning, Mid Auchenmade Farm And Outbuildings 55°41′56″N 4°37′37″W / 55.698896°N 4.627028°W / 55.698896; -4.627028 ( By Kilwinning, Mid Auchenmade Farm And Outbuildings
The Lands of Sevenacres known locally as Snacres [1] were originally part of the holdings of Kilwinning Abbey in North Ayrshire, Scotland. [2] The Laird of Sevenacres's residence once stood at what became known as Little Sevenacres on the high ground above the farm of Sevenacres Mains, a short distance from Sevenacres Mill.
Armstrong's map of circa 1747 shows that the only direct inland Kilwinning to Portencross road ran along a route that has now largely been abandoned or is now used only by farm vehicles, etc. Armstrong's and other maps show that the route was as follows, modern spellings are in brackets: Kilwinning – Ashgrove – Bankend – the Old Clay Road ...
The two bridges were known as the 'Elbo and chael', 'Elbow and child.' [67] The course of the waggonway from Millburn drive looking towards Kilwinning. The Ardrossan and Johnstone Railway was built by the Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal company as a waggonway between Ardrossan harbour and Kilwinning which opened in 1831. [68]
Archibald Stevenson acquired Montgreenan in 1755 and sold it to Mr. Bowman in 1778, a Provost of Glasgow and builder of Ashgrove House at Ashinyards near Kilwinning. [19] The estate had a curling pond, a fine stable block, offices, a mains farm and a walled garden. The buildings still survive as private dwellings (2008).
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The hamlet of Auchentiber (Scottish Gaelic, Achadh an Tiobair) is in North Ayrshire, Parish of Kilwinning, Scotland.Auchentiber is four miles (six kilometres) northeast of Kilwinning on the Lochlibo Road, 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 mi (3.5 km) from the hamlet of Burnhouse and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi (4 km) from the village of Barrmill.