Ochiltree Castle was a castle built on a rocky promontory on the southern bank of the Lugar Water, East Ayrshire, Scotland across the river from Auchinleck Castle. Built by the de Colville family in the 12th century, it was destroyed in 1449, by Sir William Douglas.
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Ochiltree — OCHILTREE, a parish, in the district of Kyle, county of Ayr, 3½ miles (W. by N.) from Old Cumnock; containing 1601 inhabitants. This place, of which the name, in various ancient records written Uchletree, is of uncertain derivation, has some… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Barony and Castle of Corsehill — Corsehill Castle Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Scotland GB grid reference NS255564, 620506 … Wikipedia
Busbie Castle — was situated in what is now known as Knockentiber (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc an Tobair , hill of the well), a village in East Ayrshire, Parish of Kilmaurs, Scotland. Knockentiber is convert|2|mi|km WNW of Kilmarnock and 1/2 mile NE of Crosshouse. The … Wikipedia
Craigie Castle, Ayrshire — Craigie Castle Craigie, South Ayrshire, Scotland UK grid reference NS4084831699 … Wikipedia
Edinburgh — EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Evanton — Coordinates: 57°39′47″N 4°20′18″W / 57.66313°N 4.33832°W / 57.66313; 4.33832 … Wikipedia
Corsehill, Lainshaw, Robertland and Dunlop — are all in the old feudal Baillerie of Cunninghame, now East Ayrshire, Scotland. This local history article starts with the original land holdings of the baronies within the baillery of Cunninghame and follows these through to the country estates … Wikipedia
Kirkcaldy — Lang Toun and Lang Toon redirect here. The term is also applied to Auchterarder in Perth and Kinross, and Darvel in East Ayrshire. Kirkaldy redirects here. For people with that surname, see Kirkaldy (surname). For other uses, see Kirkcaldy… … Wikipedia
The Antiquary — For other uses, see The Antiquary (disambiguation). The Antiquary … Wikipedia
List of forts — This is a list for articles on notable historic forts which may or may not be under current active use by a military. There are also many towns named after a Fort, the largest being Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Contents 1 Australia 2 Bahamas … Wikipedia
