Ayrshire
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Turnpike 3

 

 

Description

B769 Irvine to Stewarton; continuing a short distance through Stewarton on the A735, and then continuing towards Newton Mearns on B769 as far as the county boundary near Corsehouse Reservoir,

In the Road Acts

1767: The road leading from Irvine by Stewarton towards Pollocktoun, so far as that road is within the county of Ayr.
1805: The road from Irvine by Stewarton, towards Glasgow, till it joins the county of Renfrew, passing through the parishes of Irvine, Dreghorn and Stewarton.
1827: The road from the Girdle by Stewarton towards Glasgow, till it join the county of Renfrew, passing through the parishes of Irvine, Dreghorn, and Stewarton.

MS Summary

No surviving milestones have been found on the road, but there are two among those collected at Montgreenan, and these are described below. See also The Montgreenan Milestones.

Stewarton 2.

[Destination indecipherable but could be Irvine] ?¾.

 

This stone was on the Irvine-Stewarton road, T3 (B769). The 1st OS shows a milestone with Stewarton 2. The other direction, indecipherable on this stone, was Irvine 5¾. This is an instance of a Montgreenan stone corresponding to a stone recorded on the 1st OS map.

 

Photos DCM March 2009.

Stewarton 6.

Irvine 1¾.

This stone has been broken at ground level, and the upper part is recumbent (shown upright for convenience). Fortunately both engraved faces are visible. This was located on T3 (B769), the Irvine-Stewarton road. The 1st OS does not show it, but it is in agreement with other milestones shown on this road at Irvine 2¾, Stewarton 5 and so on.

 

Photos DCM March 2009.

 

Turnpike 3

 
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