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Greenhills, North Ayrshire history

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This small settlement is shown on General Roy’s survey of 1747 – 55, under the name of ‘Greenhill’ in the singular and has two buildings indicated where the old school was situated.

The school

Greenhills School opened in the 1890s with Mr. Mudie as headteacher, at the time that Hessilhead school closed . It was built on the site of the cart wheel workshop and was midway between Burnhouse and Barrmill .

Industry

A smithy stood at the crossroads on the Borestone farm side of the hamlet . John Marshall and Francis Douglas at this site made ploughs that sold all over the country . A limekiln was situated behind the school, made in the shape of a horseshoe .

The Moot or Justice hill

For serious crimes the men were hung here and women were drowned a pit which would have been nearby . This situation, known as the feudal Barony right of ‘pit and gallows’ existed at many other sites, such as at Beith, Kilmarnock, Aiket, Ardrossan, and Dalry .

Cartographic evidence

Roy’s map of 1747 records the settlement of Greenhill on the Beith to Burnhouse road . The 1828 John Thomson’s map gives the name as ‘Greenhills’ and marks Haghead, Borestone, Bank, and Thirdpart in the vicinity .

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Greenhills, North Ayrshire has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Greenhills, North Ayrshire’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Greenhills, North Ayrshire’s information audio spots:

Geilsland House Geilsland House lies in between Gateside and Beith in North Ayrshire, Scotland . After serving as a private house it became a school and most recently (2015) has passed into the ownership of the Beith Development Community Trust .

Thurgartstone The Thurgartstone or Ogrestone is a prominent glacial erratic stone near Dunlop in East Ayrshire, Scotland . It is thought to have been a rocking stone at one time, but it no longer moves due to a build up of soil beneath .

Hessilhead Hessilhead used to be called Hazlehead or Hasslehead. The lands were part of the Lordship of Giffen and the Barony of Hessilheads. The castle was situated at grid reference NS380532.

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