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Haugh or The Haugh is a small village or hamlet in East Ayrshire, Parish of Mauchline, Scotland. The habitation is situated about two and a half miles downstream from Catrine, on the north bank of the River Ayr. The River Ayr Way runs through the village. == History == Haugh is an Old English and Scots term referring to a low-lying meadow in a river valley, a most apt description of the geography of the site of Haugh village. The Cistercian monks had a corn mill at the Haugh in 1527.〔(The River Ayr Way ) Retrieved : 2012-06-23〕 A bridge was built to replace the earlier ford and the 19th century pedestrian suspension bridge,〔(Ayrshire History ) Retrieved : 2012-06-23〕 however this vehicular was badly damaged by a flood in August 1966 and was replaced in July 1967.〔(Ayrshire History ) Retrieved : 2012-06-23〕 The old pedestrian suspension bridge that crossed the River Ayr at the Haugholm is now located near the Dean Park in Kilmarnock, straddling the Kilmarnock Water.〔 Robert McCrone was a property owner here. One of his sons, Guy McCrone, was the author of many books, including the ''"Wax Fruit"'' trilogy which detailed the case of the disastrous 1878 collapse of the City of Glasgow Bank.〔Love (2003), Page 151〕 One mile of the Haugh and Syke Road from Haugh Farm to the railway bridge was taken off the list of public highways in 1924. There was a ford over the River Ayr at Damhead (now demolished) that can still be seen.〔(Old Roads of Scotland ) Retrieved : 2012-06-24〕 Mr Stewart of Haughhead gave three thousand pounds in the 1850s to establish the New Educational Institute of Mauchline, providing free education for fifty poor children of the parish.〔Wylie, Page 74〕 The author William Howie Wylie in 1851 describes the village in the following terms - ''"A rustic bridge spans the Ayr, whence a view of the cluster of houses may be obtained. The clachan is hemmed in on each hand by flowery knolls, wreathed with honeysuckle and wild roses. The cottages are neat and substantial, and are graced by pretty flower pots. The inhabitants derive support from the wool, corn, and saw-mills which the place contains"''.〔Wylie, Page 77〕 The lands of Over and Nether Haugh became known as Kinzeancleuche or Kingencleugh.〔Paterson, Page 566〕 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「Haugh, East Ayrshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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