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Lands of Morishill
Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland
UK grid reference NS342535
A section of the old Morishill boundary wall.
Lands of Morishill is located in Scotland
Lands of Morishill
Lands of Morishill
Coordinates55°44′47″N 4°38′36″W / 55.7464°N 4.6432°W / 55.7464; -4.6432
Grid referenceNS 34186 53505
TypeLaird's House
Site information
Controlled byMontgomerie
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionDemolished
Site history
Built17th century
Built byShedden family
MaterialsStone

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]

  1. ^ Dobie (1896), Page 199
  2. ^ Thomson's Map Retrieved : 2013--06-25
  3. ^ a b c Dobie (1896), Page 216

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