Dailly, Ayrshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Dailly. You may be able to find further references to Dailly in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Dailly parish and railway station Bartholomew
Dailly a village and a parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Dailly.

Place Type of entry Source
Ailsa Craig a rocky islet Groome
Ailsa Craig rocky island Bartholomew
Bargany an estate and a mansion Groome
Dalquharran Castle a fine mansion Groome
Dalquharran Castle seat Bartholomew
Kilgrammie mining village Bartholomew
Kilkerran a mansion, with fine grounds Groome
Kilkerran railway station Bartholomew
Killochan railway station Bartholomew
Old Dailly hamlet with school Bartholomew
Penkill Castle a mansion Groome
Penkill Castle seat Bartholomew

Travel writing

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Kirkoswald 0 2
Barr 0 2
Crosshill 0 2
Kirkdominae 0 1
Maybole 0 2
Girvan 0 5
Kirkmichael 0 2
Straiton 0 2
Carrick 0 2
Dunure 0 2
Fisherton 0 2
Dalrymple 0 2
Patna 0 2
Alloway 1 2
Arnsheen 0 2
Barrhill 0 2
Colmonell 0 2
Ayr 12 6
Dalmellington 0 2
Newton upon Ayr 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Dailly. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
DAILLY John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
DALMAOLKERAN F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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