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Hessilhead hamlet Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hessilhead hamlet

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Hessilhead hamlet history

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The 1858 OS map shows a small settlement with a school, a sawmill and corn mill combined with a mill pond and dam with a sluice upstream. It is said to have originally been the dwelling of the retainers of the lairds at Hessilhead Castle.

The school

The school had originally been single storied and thatched, however a second storey was added in 1844 with substantial outside steps . The hamlet’s small school had closed by 1897 .

The Farm Town

The Haselet or Hessilhead ‘Farm Town’ hamlet still exists, dating from at least the 1740s judging by William Roy’s map as previously noted . The site, although undergoing rapid change, appears to be a rare survival of a typical 18th century ‘Ferm Toun’

Hessilhead Mill

Hessilhead Mill has been demolished, however the circular grain kiln remnants survive, attached to the ruins of the miller’s house . In 1897 the mill dam is no longer marked on the OS maps and the mill is recorded solely as a saw mill .

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24 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Hessilhead hamlet places to visit

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Hessilhead hamlet has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hessilhead hamlet’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hessilhead hamlet’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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