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Kilmaurs ()〔(Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba )〕 is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies on the Carmel Water, 21.1 miles south by west of Glasgow. Population recorded in 2001 Census, 2601〔East Ayrshire Council: Information Archives http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/content.asp?URL=/corpres/Admin/eabynos.pdf〕 It was in the Civil Parish of Kilmaurs.〔The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland. 1854. Vol.II (GORDON-ZETLAND) by Rev. John Marius Wilson. pp208-209. http://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee02wilsuoft#page/208/mode/2up〕 == History == Kilmaurs was known as the hamlet of Cunninghame until the 13th century.〔Groome, Francis H. (1903). ''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland.'' Pub. Caxton. London. P. 938.〕〔Tranter, Nigel (1965), ''The Fortified House in Scotland. V. 3. South-West Scotland.'' Pub. Oliver & Boyd. P. 40.〕 The population in 1874 was 1,145.〔Douglas, William Scott (1874). ''In Ayrshire''. ''A Descriptive Picture of the County of Ayr''. Kilmarnock : McKie & Drennan. Reprint. ISBN 978-1-4097-1645-7. p. 16〕 Alex Young suggested that the name Kilmaurs comes from the Gaelic ''Cil Mor Ais'', meaning Hill of the Great Cairn.〔Young, Alex F.(2001). Old Kilmaurs and Fenwick. ISBN 1-84033-150-X.〕 It was once noted for its cutlery, shoe and bonnet workshops, and there were iron and coal mines in the neighbourhood. A hanger is a type of hunting sword, the only remaining Scottish example of which was made in Kilmaurs; it is in the keeping of the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow. The hanger sword is marked 'Kilmares' and is marked 'DB' for the maker or cutler, David Biggart, who also made knives and forks. This sword is highly ornate with the grip made of tortoiseshell with floral patterns in extremely fine twisted silver wire.〔Capwell, Tobias (2007). ''The Real Fighting Stuff''. Glasgow : Glasgow City Council (Museums). ISBN 978-0-902752-82-5. p. 94.〕 Kilmaurs was famous for its kale which was an important foodstuff. A story is told of how a neighbouring village offered to pay a generous price for some kale seeds, an offer too good to turn down. The cunning locals agreed, however a gentle roasting on a shovel over a coal fire ensured that they never germinated.〔Cuthbertson, David Cuningham (1945). 'Autumn in Kyle and the Charm of Cunninghame'. London : Jenkins. Page 186〕 The Parish church, Saint Maurs, now St Maurs-Glencairn, dates from 1170, and was dedicated either to the Virgin or to a Scottish saint of the 9th century called Maure. Saint Maura, was a Scottish saint who is said to have died in 899. She lived and worked on the isle of Little Cumbrae, and was thought to be the daughter of a Scottish Chieftain.〔(Kilmaurs Church and village )〕 It was enlarged in 1403 and in great part rebuilt in 1888. The reputed warlock, John Stewart, is said to have regularly met with the fairies on Kilmaurs Hill.〔Love, Dane (2009). ''Legendary Ayrshire. Custom : Folklore : Tradition''. Auchinleck : Carn Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9518128-6-0. p. 108〕 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「Kilmaurs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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