Butt

Ayrshire History

John Butt, The Industrial Archaeology of Scotland (1967)

A List of Ayrshire Entries in the Gazeteer

Note that some of the features listed will have been lost since publication of Butt's book. He noted that a few were missing at the time of publication.

Ardrossan	Dalry	Kilmarnock Burgh	Newmilns and Greenholm Burgh
Auchinleck	Darvel	Kilwinning Landward	Ochiltree
Ayr	Dreghorn	Kirkmichael	Old Cumnock Landward
Ayr Landward	Dunlop	Largs Burgh	Saltcoats Burgh
Beith	Fenwick	Loudoun	Sorn
Colmonell	Galston Landward	Mauchline	Stewarton Burgh
Coylton	Girvan Burgh	Maybole Burgh	Stewarton Landward
Cumnock and Holmhead	Girvan Landward	Maybole Landward	Symington
Dailly	Irvine Burgh	Muirkirk	Troon
Dalmellington	Kilbirnie	New Cumnock	West Kilbride

Ardrossan

Port and Harbour.

Custom House.

Old Power Station.

Ayr

Harbour; wet dock (NS 333228); warehouses (NS 335223).

Railway station 1840 (NS 333228).

'Auld Brig' (NS 339221).

Tannery (NS 341217).

Brewery (NS 340219.

Victoria Mills 1886 (NS 336225).

Ayr Landward

Alloway Mill (NS 324187).

Coal tramway, Auchincruive to harbour.

Auchinleck

Lugar ironworks village 1846; foundry/church (NS 592213).

Lugar workmen's institute 1892.

Darconner village (NS 577240).

Bello Mill, birthplace of William Murdoch (NS 588216).

Beith

Giffen Mill (NS 369514).

Coldstream Mill (NS 385544).

Extensive lime working in parish.

Lyonshields lime kiln (NS 374538).

Giffen lime quarry (NS 378508).

Lime kiln (NS 364507).

Giffenmill railway viaduct (NS 367511).

Gree railway viaduct (NS 399513).

Colmonell

Lime kilns near Borgang Farm (NX 117857).

Water of Assel railway viaduct (NX 201911).

Coylton

Millmannoch mill (NS 432184).

Cumnock and Holmhead

Glaisnock Water railway viaduct (NS 572194).

Bank railway viaduct (NS 574206).

McCartney's engineering works.

Dailly

Extensive lime working in parish.

Drumgirnan Bridge (NS 306042).

Aird Bridge (NS 293033).

Granite quarries for curling stones on Ailsa Craig.

Lighthouse on Ailsa Craig 1868 (NX 025998).

Dalmellington

Lethanhill, deserted colliery village (NS 436104).

Dalry

Bridgend worsted-spinning and hosiery mills (NS 297494).

Darvel

Various lace mills (NS 569377, NS 562377).

Bleachworks (NS 565372).

Handloom weavers' cottages (NS 566375).

Dreghorn

Cunninghamhead Mill (NS 373422).

Dunlop

Extensive lime working in parish.

Lime kilns at Lugton (NS 411528) and Gameshill (NS 408479).

Hapland Mill (NS 411491).

Fenwick

Waterside woolen mill (NS 486435).

Galston Landward

Barr Mill (NS 510368).

Girvan Burgh

Gasworks (NX 189980).

Girvan Landward

Bridge Mill (NX 189980).

Irvine Burgh

Cottage where Burns lived 1781-3.

Queen's Bridge railway viaduct (NS 312398).

Kilbirnie

Linen thread mills: Stonyholm (NS 317545); Dennyholm (NS 315543).

Glengarnock Ironworks (NS 324530).

Tannery (NS 320527).

Auchengree Foundry.

Kilmarnock Burgh

Vulcan Foundry (NS 424383).

Portland Foundry (NS 434373).

Caledonian Foundry (NS 424382).

GSWR engineering works.

Townholm Foundry (NS 433387).

Tannery (NS 430382).

Townholm Spinning Company's mills (NS 432384).

Bonded warehouses of John Walker & Sons (NS 428381).

New Mill (NS 438372).

Railway viaduct over Kilmarnock Water (NS 430382).

Kilmarnock Railway Station (NS 429381).

Kilwinning Landward

Horse gin at East Balgray farm (NS 360427).

Grain Mills: Dalgarven (NS 297458); Sevenacres (NS 333443).

Kirkmichael

Handloom weavers' cottages in Kirkmichael and Crosshill.

Largs Burgh

Harbour 1834 (NS 201595).

Loudoun

Loudon Hill Viaduct (NS 602374).

Lochfield Farm, birthplace of Sir Alexander Fleming.

Mauchline

Snuff-box works: Victoria Works of Andrew Kay & Co. (NS 498271).

Curling stone works of Andrew Kay & Co.

Ballochmyle Railway Viaduct (NS 508254).

Ballochmyle Creamery (NS 496254).

Maybole Burgh

Agricultural machinery works of Messrs Jack (NS 304103).

Leather working: Ladywell Tannery (NS 298097); St. Cuthbert's Boot & Shoe factory (NS 303100).

Gasworks (NS 303098).

Maybole Landward

Dunure harbour 1811 (NS 254160).

Horse gin house at East Brockloch Farm (NS 298118).

Threshing mill at Beoch Farm (NS 296146).

Muirkirk

Cairn at site of McAdam's tar kilns (NS 696255).

Bell pits (NS 6925)

Ironworks (NS 697268).

Workers' housing and institute (NS 696264).

Mining and ironworks village of Glenbuck.

New Cumnock

Old Mill (NS 617133).

Lime works at Craigdullyeart (NS 663153) and Benston (NS 581159).

Newmilns and Greenholm Burgh

Ladeside flour mill (NS 544371).

Pate's grain mill (NS 532371).

Lace mill, A & J Muir (NS 530370).

Railway viaduct (NS 540373).

Ochiltree

Grain mill and Dye saw mill (NS 506215).

Tile works (NS 517206).

Old Cumnock Landward

Minor's houses at Skares (NS 528173).

Saltcoats Burgh

Harbour (NS 246408).

Engine house - Newcomen engine (NS 257413).

Sorn

Extensive lime working in parish.

Blairmulloch lime works (NS 562281).

Lime kiln and bell pit near Shiel Farm (NS 562258).

Dalgain limeworks (NS 573262).

Catrine village 1786 (NS 528258).

The Crescent, Catrine (NS 533261).

Brewery.

Bleachworks.

Stewarton Burgh

Nether Robertland Mill (NS 424463).

Bridgend Mills (NS 422458).

Mills elsewhere (NS 417427, NS 422457, NS 420460, NS 421455 and NS 419462).

Annick Water Railway Viaduct (NS 417455).

Stewarton Landward

Handloom weavers' cottages at Cutstraw (NS 430451) and at Mid Cutstraw.

Symington

Tollhouse at Bogend (NS 397323).

Troon

Troon harbour; harbour office block (NS 311310).

West Kilbride

Sea Mill (NS 202472).

Sea Mill Bridge 1831.

List of sites abstracted by D. McClure, June 2000.