The lands of Morishill,[1]Morrishill,[2]Moorishill[3] or Moricehill[3] were part of the holdings of the Barony of Beith, Regality of Kilwinning and Bailiary of Cuninghame. The name may have derived from large shielings or huts that were once erected at the site.[3]
The landsofMorishill, Morrishill, Moorishill or Moricehill were part of the holdings of the Barony of Beith, Regality of Kilwinning and Bailiary of Cuninghame...
brother Robert Shedden ofMorishill. Roy's map of 1747 refers to the site as 'Marchland', possibly indicating that the landsof 'Marshalland' lay on the...
tenants. By 1833 William Wilson (son of Janet Simson) had purchased Willowyard and his nephew, Alexander Shedden ofMorishill later inherited. The surviving...