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PB the Cairn
Lochwinnoch
The purpose of the site is to help those new to the village to connect with its past and for those who have left for pastures new to remember what was left behind
Bitesize Series
Subjects include History, People, Castles, Icons, Antiquities etc.
Spelling and grammar are as published in the original newspaper article.
One of 3 Fairs held in Olden Times.
Was a big day oot for the folk.
The BBC's Hut Man who pioneered
children's radio.
The tragic death of Mary Caldwell
in 1767
Two short pieces about the Tower
and the Parish Church written in 1897
Lairdside hill on the maps but known
locally as Cockmylane.
Pastimes - Dress - Diet - Morals
'The peasantry, I believe, generally eat porridge'
Their visit to the Calder Glen in 1875
and the songs they sang.
Written in 1866. A short article about
the Castle
A Bitesize article written by Brian Smith with a link to the full article
Spelt Eliziotstoun in 1483
The castle was built in the 14th. century
Written in 1866. Coins found locally
A Lochwinnoch man at Waterloo
The Charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo
The Founding of Castle Semple
Published in 1865
From an article in 1898
The Hill Fort lies near the Kaim
Poet & Ornithologist, He spent
some of his youth in Lochwinnoch
Champion Draughts Player
written in 1900
A Dam burst at Muirshiels and yet
another Furniture Work disaster
A Bitesize Article on the Harvey Family
of Castle Semple
A Bitesize edit of an Article written in 1865
An artist who got inspiration from the views around Lochwinnoch
A small debt action against him in 1923
A Bitesize account of their Reign at Castle Semple.
An abridged article on the recently add page on the history of the Semple family.
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