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Table of Roads in the 1827 Act: 95-126.

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Number

Description

95

1827: The road from Douglaston to Minnybae Bridge, near the village of Kirkoswald, through Corrieston and Hollowsheen, to join the Water of Girvan road near Wallacetown, with a branch [a] from Hollowsheen Muir, to join the Maybole and Kirkoswald road at or near Blanefield, going through the parishes of Kirkoswald and Dailly.

96

1827: The road from the village of Straiton to the confines of the county near Rountree Toll, passing through the parishes of Straiton and Barr.

97

1827: The road from Wallaceton, crossing the road from Ayr to Mauchline, at Bogend Bridge, and thence till it join the road from Saint Evox, to Monkton at Sandyford, passing through the parishes of Tarbolton, and Saint Evox.

98

1827: The road striking off from the road through the farm of Muirston, going by the north-west side of Drumjoan meadow and through the farm of Bardarroch, by Roddinghead, to Damford, and thence through the lands of Cairn and Lessnessock and Laigh Tarbeg, until it join the road from Ayr to Cumnock, all within the parish of Ochiltree.

99

1827: The road from Lugar Bridge, through the village of Cumnock, till it join the road from Ayr to Cumnock, at the toll bar, within the parish of Cumnock.

100

1827: The road leaving [the road from Ayr to Galston, (10)] at Gauchalland, and proceeding by Millrig, Righead, and Lochend, to the road from Kilmarnock to Cumnock near to Lawersbridge, passing through the parishes of Galston, Riccarton, and Mauchline,

101

1827: The road beginning at the north end of the Long Walk where it joins the Lochlibo road, and proceeding by or near Auchinharvie Castle, Blockhill Head, Point House, Dunlop House, and Craignaught, to the march of the county of Renfrew, passing through the parishes of Irvine, Kilwinning, Stewarton, and Dunlop, with a branch [a] from Crossgates by the house of Kennox to Stewarton, passing through the parish of Stewarton.

102

1827: The road from the village of Catrine, through the farms of Over Catrine, High Logan, South Logan, Glenshameroch, Rogertown, and Barglachan, joining the road from the village of Auchenleck, to Barglachan Coal Works, passing through the parishes of Sorn and Auchenleck.

103

1827: The road from Irvine, by or near Stanecastle to the Girdle, passing through the parish of Irvine.

104

1827: The road from Beith by or near Giffen Castle to the Lochlibo road, and thence to Old Hall Bridge, passing through the parish of Beith.

105

1827: A road from Glenap toll bar through the lands of Carlock, Altimeg and Shinnas to the confines of the county of Wigton, passing through the parish of Ballantrae.

106

1827: A road from the road from Maybole to Garpin Bridge, departing at a point in the lands of Garpin, to join the road from Maybole to Girvan, by Drumburle, near Capanoch Bridge, passing through the lands of Garpin, Bairdsmill, Dalduff, and Barlewan, in the parishes of Kirkmichael and Maybole.

107

1827: A road from the road from Ayr to Girvan, by Kirkoswald, near Cullean Mill, to Chapelton, passing through the parish of Kirkoswald.

108

1827: A road from the line of road between Pennyglen and Maybole, departing at a point in Enoch, to the Ayr and Maybole road by Alloway Bridge, near Saint Murray, passing through the lands of Enoch, Cargilston, and Saint Murray, in the parish of Maybole.

109

1827: A road from the Water of Doon, at or near Skeldonford, to the road from Patna to Kirkmichael, near Barnshean Lock, passing through the lands of Kilmore, Burnton, Glastron, and Montgomerieston, in the parish of Kirkmichael.

110

1827: A road from Kilmarnock to Troon, to proceed from Town End of Kilmarnock, to the turn off down to the bridge at Old Rome, and between these two places, to be carried contiguous, where practicable, to the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, and from the said turn the present line of the Dundonald road is to be continued until it comes to Fairlie damdyke, and from thence to run parallel with Mister Taylor's railroad, and to the south of Harperland houses, to be continued past Plowland, in the direction of the present road, and from thence in a direction parallel with the present fences of Bogside, after crossing the Irvine and Dalmellington road, to be continued to the boundaries of the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway aforesaid, and from thence in as direct line and as parallel to the said railway as possible, till it join the road from Ayr to Irvine near Gateside, and from thence contiguous to and on the south side of the said railway to the Troon, passing through the parishes of Kilmarnock, Kilmaurs, and Dundonald.

111

1827: A road leading from the Lochlibo road, at or near the Girdle, through the lands of Fencedyke and Towerlands, and across the Water of Annick, and from thence passing near the village of Dreghorn, and crossing the Water of Irvine at or near the Holmesford, and from thence by or near Holmes, by the Drybridge, through the Shewalton and Auchans Moss along the side of the railway, till it join the road between Ayr and Irvine, at or near the place where the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway crosses that road, passing through the parishes of Irvine, Dreghorn, and Dundonald.

112

1827: A road from the great road from Kilmarnock to Glasgow by Fenwick, departing at or near Harelawbrae, passing South Drumbowie, to the confines of the county near Flockbridge, in the parish of Fenwick.

113

1827: A road commencing at the confines of the counties of Renfrew and Ayr, at the march between the farms of Myres and Overmuir, proceeding by New Mills where it crosses the Water of Irvine by Sornhill, Catrine, and Auchenleck, to Old Cumnock, with power to make a branch [a] to the village of Darvel, passing through the parishes of Loudoun, Galston, Riccarton, Mauchline, Sorn, Auchenleck, and Old Cumnock.

114

1827: A road of communication from Barglachan Coal Works, or the south end of the Barglachan and Catrine road to the Muirkirk and Cumnock road, at or near the farm of Carbello, passing through the lands of Carbello, Barglachan, Commondyke, Roadinghead, Craigston, Braehead, Mosshouse Common and Laigh Cronberry, all in the parish of Auchinleck.

115

1827: A road leading from Kilwinning, by or near Monkridding, Clonbeith, and hill of Fergus Hill, to join the Lochlibo road, at or near Auchintiber, and distant not less than one hundred and twenty yards from the new bridge over the Lugton, near Auchintiber, in the parish of Kilwinning.

116

1827: A road from Kilwinning by Blair and Highfield, joining the Irvine, Kilwinning, Dalry, and Beith road, at Highfield aforesaid, passing through the parishes of Kilwinning, Dalry, Beith, and Kilbirnie.

117

1827: The road from the village of Colmonell by the bridge of Colmonell and the bridge of Tig to the road from Ballantrae to Glenap near Killantringan, passing through the parishes of Colmonell and Ballantrae.

118

1827: The road from Dundonald to Troon over the Clevanshills, passing through the parish of Dundonald.

119

1827: The road from the turnpike road from Irvine to Kilmarnock, at Thornton Avenue, to Gatehead by Craig and Milnton, till it join the road from Kilmarnock to Dundonald near to Little Gatehead, and to be continued from nearly opposite Fairlie Gateway on the turnpike road from Kilmarnock to Dundonald, by Peatland, Templeton, Saint John's Brae, and Symington, to the turnpike road from Ayr to Kilmarnock, at Bowbridge Hill toll bar, passing through the parishes of Kilmaurs, Dundonald, and Symington, with a branch [a] leading from the above line at Fortacres, called the Backhill Road, into the said turnpike road near to the farm of Lorenny, passing through the parishes of Dundonald and Riccarton, with power to take this branch in a direct line, past the smith's house on Sir William Cunningham of Caprington's estate, and to join the Ayr road at or near Treesbanks gateway, together with another branch [b] from Old Romeford Bridge by Arrathill passing Caprington west gate, till it join the Backhill road from Fortacres above described, passing through the parishes of Dundonald and Riccarton.

120

1827: The road leading from Fairlie's dam dyke by Harperland till it join the Irvine and Dalmellington road near Plowland, passing through the parish of Dundonald.

121

1827: The road from the Braehead toll bar on the road from Kilmarnock to Mauchline and Cumnock by Walston, to the Galston road to Kingswell at Grass Yards, with a branch [a] by Silverwood to the said turnpike road at Burnhouses limeworks, pasing through the parish of Kilmarnock.

122

1827: The road from Fenwick by Rowallan gate and Rowallan smithy, to the road from Kilmarnock to Stewarton near Shawsbridge, and thence to the town of Kilmaurs by Billsland and Kilmaurs mill, passing through the parishes of Fenwick, Stewarton, Kilmarnock, and Kilmaurs.

123

1827: The road from Saltcoats by or near Meikle Laught and Girthill, to a junction with the road between Kilwinning and Dalry, in the parishes of Ardrossan, Kilwinning, and Dalry.

124

1827: The road from Ardrossan towards Dalry, running to the farm of Dykehead, in the parish of Dalry.

125

1827: The road from Gateside near West Kilbride to Dykehead, where it joins the last-mentioned road [126], and thence to the village of Dalry, passing through the parishes of West Kilbride, Ardrossan and Dalry.

126

1827: The road from Stewarton by the house of Kennox to Crossgates, passing through the parish of Stewarton [duplicate of 102a].

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