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Monkton is a small village in the Parish of Monkton and Prestwick in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The nearest town is Prestwick and the settlement borders upon Glasgow Prestwick Airport. == History == The village was originally known as Prestwick Monachorum.〔Love (2003), Page 231〕 ;The Windmill The tower-like building on the hill was originally a windmill and later a doocot. It is not to be confused with the structure on the opposite side of Prestwick Airport runway, the Shaw Monument, which was originally used by the then landowner to follow hunting with falcons on his land.〔Cuthbertson, Page 41〕 This vaulted windmill dates from the 17th century, converted to a dovecot in the 18th century when conical slated roof slot for potence and fireclay nesting boxes added. It had two doorways, one blocked.〔(Windmill ) Retrieved : 2011-03-10〕 ;Views of the area File:Old Windmill, Monkton, Ayrshire.JPG| old Windmill; also called the Dovecot. File:MacRae Memorial, Monkton, Ayrshire.JPG|The MacRae of Orangefield Memorial above the Dutch Barn Caravan Park. File:Fairfield Lodge, Monkton.JPG|Fairfield Lodge. File:Monktonhead Lodge.JPG|Monktonhead Lodge. The driveway to Monktonhead House has been truncated by the bypass. 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「Monkton, Ayrshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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