Auchentibber Moss
Stake Alignment (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Auchentibber Moss
Classification Stake Alignment (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Auchentiber Moss
Canmore ID 42017
Site Number NS34NE 3
NGR NS 359 475
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Kilwinning
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Ayrshire
NS34NE 3 359 475.
Some fifty years ago (c.1845) when peats were being cast from Auchentibber Moss (name: NS 359 475), a straight line of wooden stakes was discovered under the peat, which was perhaps 10 or 12ft thick.
J Smith 1895
Auchentiber Moss (OS spelling) remains a level, undrained bog some 1 1/2 km in extent. It shows no significant surface features.
Visited by OS (JRL) 18 October 1982
NMRS REFERENCE:
Architect: Allan Stevenson. 1904. Proposed division.
Plans: at Darley Hay Partnership, Ayr.