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Bailliehill Mount
Bailliehill Mount, known locally as Bully Hill is a roughly circular earthwork associated with the Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age (Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age (Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly appl ..., located near the village of Kilmaurs in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Location Bailliehill Mount, also known as Woodhill Mount, at 60m in height overlooks Carmyle or Waterpark Farm and the Carmel Water with steep slopes to the NW and SE; it is partly wooded. The site has well preserved Ridge and furrow, rig and furrow ploughing marks internally and externally to the NE. A farmer's access track with a bridge across the Woodhill Burn at the Whin Gaw ran to the site from the nearby lane to Knockentiber. Description Bailliehill Mount's summit has evidence of earthworks that are sub-circular with an earthen bank on all sides except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmaurs
Kilmaurs () is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland which lies just outside of the largest settlement in East Ayrshire, Kilmarnock. It lies on the Carmel Water, southwest of Glasgow. Population recorded for the village in the 2001 Census recorded 2,601 people resided in the village It was in the Civil Parish of Kilmaurs. History Kilmaurs was known as the hamlet of Cunninghame until the 13th century.Groome, Francis H. (1903). ''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland.'' Pub. Caxton. London. P. 938.Tranter, Nigel (1965), ''The Fortified House in Scotland. V. 3. South-West Scotland.'' Pub. Oliver & Boyd. P. 40. The population in 1874 was 1,145. Alex Young suggested that the name Kilmaurs comes from the Gaelic meaning Hill of the Great Cairn.Young, Alex F.(2001). Old Kilmaurs and Fenwick. . Young’s suggestion for the Gaelic origins of the placename Kilmaurs is extremely unlikely. Earliest medieval records refer to an early medieval church dedicated to a saint (probably a Saint Maura) c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
