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Cunninghamhead is a hamlet in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the centre of the lands of Cunninghamhead, Perceton and Annick Lodge in Cunninghame. This mainly rural area is noted for its milk and cheese production and the Ayrshire, Cunninghame or Dunlop breed of cattle. ==Bourtreehill Estate== The estate was within the demesne of the De Morvilles,〔Paterson, James (1863-66). ''History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton. V. - III - Cunninghame.'' J. Stillie. Edinburgh. P. 274 - 275.〕 Lords of Cunninghame, and passed by marriage to Alan de la Zouche and William de Ferrars (see Lambroughton) who, as supporters of John Baliol forfeited the property to Robert the Bruce. James Francis of Stane obtained most of the property and Roger de Blair of that Ilk,〔 a small portion, for which he had to annually pay twelve silver pennies or a pair of gilt spurs to the King. Listed by Pont/Blaeu as 'Bourtreen' in 1654 and other variations are 'Bourtree' and 'Bow Tree'. The Hunter family papers as published by the Scottish Record Society include 16th - 17th century references to Bourtreehill in connection with a family of Lynns who were the Lords of Lynn in nearby Dalry, the location also of Lynn Glen and Lynn Falls. Another mention of the Lynns in Bourtreehill can be found in a 1608 testament. The record of Lynns of Bourtreehill is as follows: On 7 Nov 1522, Robert Hunter resigned lands of Highlees () to John Lyn of Boutrehill. On 2 May 1528, John Lyn of Bowrtrehill (Sic) witnessed an instrument in Glasgow concerning the Montgomeries. On 21 January 1548, John Lyn of that Ilk and Bowtrehill conveyed the lands of Highlees to Archibald Crawford as guardian for the heir of Hunterston. On 8 Feb 1568, Laurence Lin of Bourtrehill witnessed an instrument executed by John Lin of that Ilk, superior of Highlees. Lawrence Lyn in Bourtriehill was widowed in 1608, a testament being recorded on 17 Oct of that year for his wife, Bessie Wallace. In 1621 William, son of John Cuninghame of Cunninghamhead holds the property and by 1661 it is in the hands of Hugh, later Earl of Eglinton. In 1685, and 1696 the barony belonged to Sir James Montgomerie of Skelmorlie,〔Paterson, James (1863-66). ''History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton. V. - II - Cunninghame.'' J. Stillie. Edinburgh.〕 from whom it was purchased in 1748 by Peter Montgomerie, merchant in Glasgow whose son, James Montgomerie, sold it to Robert Hamilton〔Paterson, James (1863-66). ''History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton. V. - III - Cunninghame.'' J. Stillie. Edinburgh. P. 274 -275.〕 of Rozelle, prior to 1748. Robert Hamilton of Rozelle was born 5 January 1698 and was the eldest son of Hugh Hamilton of Clongall,〔 merchant in Ayr. He and his younger brother, John, ancestor of the Hamiltons of Sundrum, were long resident in Jamaica, where they possessed the estate of Pemberton valley, and acquired very considerable wealth. Robert died 4 June 1773, aged 75. He was succeeded by his eldest daughter, Jean, the Countess of Craufurd, who died 6 October 1809. Her sister, Dame Margaret Hamilton Cathcart, widow of Sir John Cathcart of Carelton, who died in 1785 then succeeded. She died in 1817 and the property devolved upon her nephew, Archibald William, Earl of Eglintoun through the marriage of Hugh, twelfth Earl of Eglinton to his cousin Eleonora, youngest daughter of Robert Hamilton.〔Paterson, James (1863-66). ''History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton. V. - II - Cunninghame.'' J. Stillie. Edinburgh. P. 274 - 275.〕 Alexander Guthrie of Mount in Kilmarnock purchased Bourtreehill in 1847 and it passed to his daughter, Christina in 1852 (Dobie 1876). Christina married the Hon. D.A.F.Browne, who became Lord Oranmore and Browne in the Peerage of Ireland. Nothing now remains of Bourtreehill House, however remains of outbuildings are still visible. In 1776, plate 45 of G. Taylor and A. Skinner's 'Survey and maps of the roads of North Britain or Scotland' shows Bourtreehill and gives the Countess of Crawfurd as proprietor. This was a valuable Barony, lying partly in the Parish of Irvine and partly in Dreghorn. In the 18th century, the Earl of Crawford, whose house in Kilbirnie burned to the ground, rescued his wife and daughter and took residence in Bourtreehill House. The building was demolished in the 1960s. The woodland policies with many specimen trees and a good quality ground flora are still of significance today (2009). ;Views of the old Bourtreehill Estate (2007) Image:Bourtreehill1.JPG|Ruins of estate outbuildings with arch Image:Bourtreehill2.JPG|Ruins of estate outbuildings - stables, etc. Image:Bourtreehill3.JPG|Ruins of estate outbuildings Image:Bourtreehillgate.JPG|An old main entrance gate to Bourtreehill House Image:Bourtreehilllane.JPG|The old farm lane running down to the Annick Water Image:Bourtreehillrailway.JPG|The old railway line to Perceton Colliery Image:Bourtreehillannick1.JPG| 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cunninghamhead, Perceton and Annick Lodge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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