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Failford history
A minor ford would have been located where the Water of Fail has its confluence with the River Ayr. The name of the hamlet is also linked to a lane leading up into the Fail Hill Woods on the eastern bank. The ford branched off from the old toll road just prior to the first building in the row of houses that includes the Failford Inn.
Robert Burns and Highland Mary
The betrothal of Robert Burns and “Highland Mary” (Mary Campbell) is said to have taken place in 1786 or at nearby Coilsfield . In 1921, local Freemasons erected a memorial stone to commemorate this event .
The Failford almshouses
Almshouses in Failford, near the junction of the Ayr and Fail rivers, were constructed using funds from a bequest and had conditions of character, situation and age attached . The hospital is spacious and handsome, and is designed for inhabitants of Tarbolton and Mauchline, in indigent circumstances .
Montgomerie Quarry
By 1895 a fairly substantial red sandstone quarry had developed at the northern end of Coilsholm Wood, known as Montgomerie Quarry . This provided local employment and after it ceased to work the quarry flooded and still exists as such .
Peden’s Pulpit
In the 17th century the covenanter minister Alexander Peden is said to have held conventicles in the remote Coilsholm Wood . A sandstone outcrop that overlooked the River Ayr is known as ‘Peden’s Pulpit’ A path through the nature reserve runs to the site and an interpretation board has been supplied by the Scottish Wildlife Trust .
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