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The 'Peace and Plenty' was a tavern on the road to Ayr near
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Riccarton Bridge is an 18th-century 3-span, segmental arched bridge, with dressed stone arch rings, rubble spandrels and triangular cutwaters. The bridge was widened in 1806. The first recorded wheeled vehicles to be used in
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The village became a Burgh of Barony in 1638, but its civic powers were never exercised. Riccarton is also sometimes called
Ellerslie. In 1875 Riccarton had a population of 1889, but by 1951 that had increased to between 7000 and 8000; many of whom were employed at the Glenfield Works in Kilmarnock.
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Monksholm also Maxholm farm, about half a mile to the west of old Riccarton castle, when a troop of English soldiers dismounted and demanded that he give up his catch. He offered to share, but this was refused and he was grossly insulted by the soldiers for his temerity.
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The ancient 109 merkland barony included 54 separate landholdings, including the coalheughs of
Riccarton and all the buildings, orchards, woods, mills, and fishings (salmon and others). Riccarton and Shaws mill were included. Also the £17 lands of Kaimshill, Auchindinane and Hunthall, oddly also the
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Wallace was spelled in various ways, such as 'Waleys', 'Walensis', 'Walays', etc. The family were the barons of Riccarton and it is said that Wallace's father was born here. Some go so far as to suggest that William Wallace himself was born in Riccarton. After his murder of Selby, Governor
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Sir James Shaw, Bart., a Lord Mayor of London was born at
Mosshead farm on the Treesbank estate in 1764. His statue now stands outside the Dick Institute in Kilmarnock. Sir James endeared himself to Scotland by the active part which he took in raising money in London for the widow and children of
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Buchanan Bequest was donated by the Buchanan Family from Bellfield House. It contains only 100 titles, from the original 1,500 books donated, dating from 1759 to 1856; these can be found in the Ayrshire Collection at the Dick Institute. The Museum Service also has a number of items, including
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where justice was administered by the old baron court of
Riccarton. Paterson in 1863 called it the "Moat." Soil from the foundations of the new church on the old moot hill was used to fill up part of the river bed when its course was changed at East Shaw Street, and this area though north of the
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The 'Castle Hill' in 1895 was a round-topped mound with an oval base close to Damhead House. It was 26 paces in its longest diameter at the base, 15 feet (4.6 m) high on one side and 4-foot-6-inch (1.37 m) on the other. It was covered with trees and had a seat and a path to the top.
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or Hillhouse loch was located in a glacial kettle-hole above Whitehill Farm and although largely drained by the early 18th century it was used a curling site in the 19th century. A dwelling, now demolished, called Lochouse sat on the loch's outflow into the Little Sorn Burn.
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and took on the disguise of a woman working at her spinning-wheel, thereby eluding the vengeful English troops. In the following months an uprising slowly gained impetus through the example of one unarmed Scotsman killing three armed soldiers. A thorn tree called the
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or herald. On hearing of William Wallace's insurrection Gilbert deserted Edward and joined William's rebellion, bringing invaluable intelligence about the English army and being rewarded with the position of standard-bearer.
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A little below the watermeetings of the Irvine and the Kilmarnock Water took place a pivotal incident in 1297 which led to the Scottish Nation regaining its independence following what was effectively its conquest by
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and this became the principal residence, the old castle being allowed to fall into ruins. In 1875 all that remained of the castle was some stately trees, including a pear tree supposedly planted by William Wallace.
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those on history, biographies, dictionaries, reference works, periodicals, general literature, poetry & theology, industry, agriculture & natural history, travel, topography & illustrated works.
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John Galloway, Esq., of Barleith and Dollars Collieries built an institute in New Street Riccarton for the use of the working-men in the locality. The building still survives as a Community Centre run by
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the Bellfield Park, adjoining, the beauty and beneficience of which touches every heart. Here flowers and plants are grown to perfection and every shrubbery cultivated and tree pruned to a nicety.
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from the farm or small holding at Knowehead was murdered near Fortacres Farm by James McWheelan. He was killed whilst returning to the farm after a visit to his parents and family at Knowehead.
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He had no weapons, however he used his fishing rod to disarm one soldier and then killed him with his own sword. He similarly dispatched two others and the remaining soldiers then fled. The
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of the barony of Riccarton. Of the old church in the small churchyard nearby, nothing now remains above ground, the stones being used to build a single story house close to the old bridge.
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maintenance. Even after recourse to law the committee still failed to obtain any money from Riccarton and Galston parishes.
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1866:Autumn in Kyle and the Charm of Cunninghame
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1739:. London : Jenkins. P. 60
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1387:William Wallace: Brave Heart
1365:. Robert Hale. p. 211.
1309:Hogg, Patrick Scott (2008).
981:Woodlands in the old estate.
868:Riccarton Mill in the 1860s.
268:Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
29:Human settlement in Scotland
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2446:The HALO Urban Regeneration
1513:Prehistoric Man in Ayrshire
1224:Groome, Francis H. (1903).
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1408:The History of Kilmarnock.
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1581:The Land of Burns
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2415:Stair House
2410:Sorn Castle
2182:Netherthird
2032:New Cumnock
1853:Kilwinnning
1051:James Young
744:Nether Ford
419:convent of
329: /
2788:Categories
2400:Rugby Park
2299:Alan Brown
2212:Rankinston
2207:Priestland
2097:Crosshouse
2062:Auchinleck
2022:Kilmarnock
1966:Kilmarnock
1136:References
1091:Canterbury
1087:John Deans
834:Kilmarnock
593:pursuivant
496:Auld-Licht
417:Gilbertine
388:Kilmarnock
364:Cunningham
356:Kilmarnock
314:55°34′59″N
180:KILMARNOCK
53:Riccartoun
2380:Loch Doon
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2192:Ochiltree
2132:Greenholm
2102:Dalrymple
2092:Cronberry
2067:Bellsbank
2037:Stewarton
2027:Mauchline
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1070:of 1839.
1038:Whitehill
854:Toll Road
653:moot hill
515:Holy Fair
481:Moot hill
409:Dundonald
344:Riccarton
317:4°29′02″W
226:Ambulance
176:Post town
81:Riccarton
35:Riccarton
2527:Ayrshire
2520:See also
2232:Trabboch
2187:Newmilns
2177:Muirkirk
2147:Kilmaurs
2142:Hurlford
2127:Glenbuck
2122:Gatehead
2077:Bonnyton
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1104:See also
1049:In 1848
914:Hurlford
910:Gatehead
585:Flanders
573:Edward I
421:Dalmulin
372:Hurlford
301:Scotland
231:Scottish
219:Scottish
207:Scotland
158:Scotland
107:NS434349
2439:Economy
2117:Fenwick
2107:Drongan
2082:Catrine
2017:Galston
2002:Cumnock
1724:Canmore
1677:Canmore
1491:Canmore
1280:Canmore
742:At the
589:Picardy
508:Culross
378:History
277:Website
152:Country
2172:Moscow
2167:Lugton
2112:Dunlop
2012:Darvel
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202:Police
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2197:Patna
2162:Lugar
2157:Logan
2137:Haugh
2072:Bloak
1995:Towns
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2222:Sorn
1796:ISBN
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360:Kyle
214:Fire
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