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Shaw Monument
The Shaw Monument is an 18th-century folly standing about 1 mile East of Prestwick,〔Smith, Page 127〕 overlooking Prestwick Airport in South Ayrshire, Scotland.
==History==
The Shaw Monument, sometimes known as 'Shaw Tower', located on rising ground (NS 36778 26122) near the Prestwick Airport Control Tower, was built at some point prior to 1775〔(Armstrong's Map ) Retrieved : 2011-02-27〕 by the then laird of Shaw, a keen falconer,〔Allan, Page 50〕 in order that he could follow the sport from its top in his old age when he was no longer able to join on horseback.〔(RCAHMS Records ) Retrieved : 2011-02-27〕〔Love, Page 236〕 A faint portrait or simulacrum of a man in profile holding a falcon on a panel at the base of the tower may support this theory or may have given rise to it. The tower is a category B listed building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shaw Monument: Listed Building Report )〕
The low lying 'Lands of Shaw' were clearly visible from the tower given its elevated and prominent location, in addition the 1811 map by Aiton (illustrated in the text) shows that two small lochs were once located nearby and would have been a source for waterfowl for the birds of prey to hunt within sight of the tower.
It has been suggested that Richard Oswald of Auchincruive, who acquired the Prestwickshaws estate in 1764, built the tower for his wife Mary Ramsay who was very keen on fox hunting and that when she became too elderly to ride, the tower allowed her to view the chase in comfort and without undue physical exertion.〔Kellie, Page 176〕 This story has obvious links with the old laird of Shaw version. The Reverend Kirkwood Hewat in the 1890s recorded that the Estate Factor's opinion was that the tower had been built before the time of the Oswalds ownership of Auchicruive.〔Kellie, Page 177〕
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