Barrhill ( sco, Baurhill) is a village in

South Ayrshire South Ayrshire ( sco, Sooth Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir a Deas, ) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire. On 30 June 2 ...

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with a population of approximately 400 in 2001. While the surrounding area is predominantly agricultural land, the main local employer is

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. Local amenities include a village store and a Public House, "The Trout Inn", formerly known as "The Commercial Hotel". On Main Street, in the centre of the village is Barrhill Bowling Club, affectionately known to locals as "The BBC". The Cross Water (a tributary of the

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– not to be confused with the Cross Water of Luce) flows through the village. Barrhill Primary School serves the local population, providing education for 5–11 year olds. In the 2006/7 academic year it had a roll of 34 pupils.

Black Clauchrie House Black Clauchrie House is a late Victorian architecture, Victorian manor house, located on the outskirts of the village of Barrhill, South Ayrshire, Barrhill in South Ayrshire, Scotland, adjacent to the Galloway Forest Park. It is protected as a l ...

is a manor house and former hunting lodge, located just outside Barrhill. The house's architecture and decoration are a notable example of the Edwardian Arts and Crafts Movement. Kildonan House is an impressive early 20th century mansion and former

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, located slightly north of Barrhill. Originally constructed as the home of

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MP.

Transport

Barrhill lies on the A714 road between

Girvan Girvan ( gd, Inbhir Gharbhain, "mouth of the River Girvan") is a burgh and harbour town in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan is situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of about 6,450. It lies south of Ayr, ...

and

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. In addition,

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, on the

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is approximately southwest of the village. This station featured in The

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, a 1931

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detective novel by

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Local history

In 1665, by the side of Cross Water in Barrhill, John Murchie and Daniel Mieklewrick were found by soldiers to be in possession of

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s and assumed to be

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and shot to death. They were buried on the spot, and a memorial was built, known as "The Martyrs' Tomb".The Martyrs' Tomb
/ref> "The Martyrs' Tomb Walk" is now a popular scenic walk which follows the banks of Cross Water for from the bridge in the village centre to the tomb itself.

References

{{Authority control Villages in Carrick, Scotland