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Loans, South Ayrshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Loans, South Ayrshire

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Loans, South Ayrshire history

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Robertloan House and Hillhouse were the seats of the local lairds. Fairs were held here in June and October of each year.

Cartographic evidence

In 1747 Loans is marked as such with four enclosed areas of land and dwellings with Scallachmill nearby on a road from Fullarton to Irvine . By 1775 Loans is shown as a cluster of buildings on the Irvine to Ayr road with a road now also running to Dundonald . By 1897 the school and smithy are shown with a nursery with greenhouses established near the crossroads .

Robertloan

Robertland was originally a dwelling in the medieval clachan of Loans . Robertloan House was the home of William Dickie, last of the lairds who sold the estate to the Duke of Portland in 1861 . Later associated with the Guthrie family, the headquarters of the Kilmarnock Dairy Institute in 1906 .

Leprosy

Robert the Bruce is thought to have suffered from leprosy, psoriasis or some other skin ailment . He is reputed to have drunk from a brook at Prestwick’s “Bruce’s Well” The apparent healing effects of the waters caused him to establish a lazar house for lepers . The king endowed the establishment with the income from the lands of Loans .

Loans, South Ayrshire etymology

The name of the village may have no connection with lending and be derived from the green loans or loaning (a piece of soft, rough ground) around the Bushie and Craiksland Burns, which joined each other at the foot the old orchard at Crossburn. A ‘loan’ can simply refer to a ‘lane’ and as such is a common placename element.

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Best Loans, South Ayrshire places to visit

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

Dundonald Castle Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371. It was used as a royal residence by Robert II and his son Robert III.

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