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Kilmaurs history
Kilmaurs was known as the hamlet of Cunninghame until the 13th century. The population in 1874 was 1,145.
Prehistory
Fossilised remains of eight mammoths found in Woodhill quarry, Kilmaurs . Fossil remains of mammoths were found in the quarry in Kilmurs, Scotland .
Cunninghams and the Glencairn Aisle
The Glencairn Aisle is burial-place of the Earls of Glenairn, the leading personages in the district during several centuries, some of whom bore the style of Lord Kilmaurs . The aisle was designed and erected in 1600 by David Sewgal, a Mason burgess from Carel .
Laigh Milton viaduct
Mr. & Mrs. Barker committed suicide in Victorian times (1844) by tying themselves together and jumping from Laigh Milton Viaduct into the Irvine, which has a depth of only around three feet at this point . They were buried in the Kilmaurs churchyard in an unmarked grave .
The Council Chamber and tolbooth
The former Burgh of Barony and latterly the Parish Council chambers and jail in Kilmaurs is known locally as the ‘jougs’ or ‘Jugs’ after the metal collar and chain that still hangs from the wall . The village also once had stocks for holding and humiliating miscreants .
The Mercat Cross and Butter Market
Kilmaurs has a fine example of a stepped Mercat Cross in an enclosure behind it . The back of the building had a lean to building with a window and a chimney in 1895 . Latterly the butter market was held here .
Public Hall
This fine building was constructed in 1893 at a cost of £1,400 . It is now used by the District Council as a home for the homeless, or as a shelter for single parent families .
War Memorial
Kilmaurs has a particularly fine war memorial situated in the Morton Park . 45 men gave their lives in the Great War and 10 men and 1 woman in the Second World War .
Highland Host
King Charles II moved highland troops, the ‘Highland Host’ into the westland of Ayrshire . The cost of all this amounted to £3,250 15s 0d Scots in Kilmaurs parish alone .
Smallpox
In the 1790s inoculation for smallpox had not become general, owing to the prevalence of a religious persuasion that the Divine Government, without any care on the part of man, will accomplish whatever is best for him .
Cunningham Fair
It is likely that the Cunningham Fair mentioned in the Jolly Beggars was held in Kilmaurs . It is known from his letters to Frances Dunlop that Robert Burns attended the fair .
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