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Ayrshire
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Illustrated Catalogue of |
Ayrshire Milestones |
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Description |
A759 from Kilmarnock to Troon. |
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In the Road Acts |
1774: The road from Kilmarnock by Oldroomford through Dundonald, till it joins the Road from Ayr to Irvine near the Loans. |
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MS Summary |
No milestones have been found on the road. However 4 stones belonging to the road have been found in the collection at Montgreenan. |
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Kilmarnock R 2½ miles 14 yards Dundonald L 2 miles 7 furlongs 176 yards.
Crosshouse R 1¼ miles 51 yards Kilmaurs 3 miles 3 furlongs 66 yards.
The original location was at the junction of T33 with T32 (the National Grid Reference is NS393365). In modern terms it is the junction of the A759 and B751. This is one of The Montgreenan Milestones.
Photos: DC McClure, March 2009. |
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Symington L 3 miles 1 furlong 66 yards, Ayr 10 miles 1 furlong 66 yards.
Kilmarnock L 3 miles ? furlongs 163 yards, Dundonald R 2 miles 57 yards.
This was located at the junction of T32 and T119; that is where the road from Symington by way of Fortacres meets the road from Troon to Kilmarnock (B751/A759). This is one of The Montgreenan Milestones.
Photos: DC McClure, March 2009. |
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Dundonald 1¼, Troon 5. Kilmarnock 4.
This was on RT32 (A759) near Fairlie Mains. It is not on the 1st OS, which instead shows a stone at the nearby junction of T32 and T120 at the Newfield lane end, with the distances Dundonald 1 mile and Troon 5½ miles. The Fairlie Damdyke Tollhouse was located at this junction. This is one of The Montgreenan Milestones.
Photos: DC McClure, March 2009. |
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Drybridge L, Irvine L 4¾ miles 1 furlong. Kilmarnock 5 R, Dundonald ¼ L , Troon.
This was located in Dundonald where the Kilmarnock road (R6/T32) met the Irvine-Dalmellington Road (R16/T24). The 1st OS shows a milestone here with the distances Kilmarnock 5, Irvine 5. This is one of The Montgreenan Milestones.
Photos: DC McClure, March 2009.
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