Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dalmullin or Dalmelling

Dalmullin or Dalmelling, a place in St Quivox parish, Ayrshire, 1¾ mile E by N of Ayr. A Gilbertine priory was founded here in 1230 by Walter, Lord High Steward of Scotland; but in 1238 it became a cell of Paisley Abbey.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a place"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: St Quivox Parish       Ayrshire County
Place names: DALMELLING     |     DALMULLIN     |     DALMULLIN OR DALMELLING

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