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STRAITON
& PATNA
1837
Ayrshire Directories by
Pigot & Co
Straiton
is a neat village, in the parish of its name and District of
Carrick;
80 miles sw from Edinburgh, 26 s from Kilmarnock, 14 s by e from
Ayr,
the like distance w from Girvan, 8 se from Maybole, the like distance
ne
from Dailly and 6 sw from
Dalmellington, finely situated on the banks of
the
Girvan and on the road leading from Glasgow to
Newton-Stewart, 48 miles
s
by w from the former and 30 miles w from the latter town. The parish
which
extends about fifteen miles in length by five in breadth, consists for
the
most part of pasture land, the surface especially in the south-east,
being
wild and rocky, intersperced with a number of small lakes, there is,
however
a considerable supply of natural wood and several extensive
plantations,
and besides the Girvan and lakes, it is watered by
the Doon.
The
inhabitants are chiefly employed in
weaving. About half a mile south
of
the village are the vestiges of an oblong entrenchment, from which an
extensive
view is commanded, about this spot, the artificial work on which
must
be presumed to be of Roman origin, various ancient relics have been
found,
particularly two carved vases, or urns, containing ashes.
Straiton
has
a neat parish church, and a parocial school.
The Marques of
Allan, the
Hon.
Colonel F.M.Cathcart and Sir Davis Hunter Blain are the proprietors of
the
land, the last named gentleman has a mansion at Quhan in the parish.
Patna
is a small village, in the parish of
Straiton, situate on the banks of
the Doon, which abounds with trout. Lima
and Coal are obtained plentifully
in
this neighbourhood, and give employment to the villagers.
Post
Office Straiton
Hugh
Kerr - Postmaster
Letters from Maybole arrive
(by
penny post) every morning at ten and are despatched every afternoon at
three.
GENTRY & CLERGY
Blair,
Sir David Hunter (of Blair) Quhan
Paton,
Rev. Robert - Manse
VINTERS
Alexander,
Peter
Kerr,
Andrew - Patna
Moore,
David
Murdoch,
Wm
Neill,
William
SHOPKEEPERS, TRADERS ETC
Alexander,
Alex - tailor and draper
Blain, Stewart
- blacksmith Chalmers,
James - tailor and draper
Dick, John
- tailor
- Patna Dick,
Thomas - shoemaker
- Patna
Douglas,
Hugh - joiner and cartwright
Guthrie,
Walter - shopkeeper
Kennedy, David - joiner and
cartwright McCall,
John - shoemaker and
shopkeeper/McCall, Wm - shoemaker
and shopkeeper McClure,
John - shopkeeper and tartan cloth
agent McConachie,
John - mason - Patna McCoull,
James
- schoolmaster
McGill, Thomas - blacksmith
McQuater,
James - blacksmith
Miller, John - blacksmith
- Patna Ramsey,
Alexander - joiner and cartwright
- Patna Ramsey,
Jas - joiner and cartwright
- Patna
CARRIERS
To
Ayr Thomas
McQuater - every Tuesday and Friday
To
Glasgow and Newton-Stewart - William McLurgh and
Hugh Steel pass through
twice
a week
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