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Thorntoun
Motte (Medieval)
Site Name Thorntoun
Classification Motte (Medieval)
Canmore ID 41910
Site Number NS33NE 7
NGR NS 379 385
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41910
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Kilmaurs (Kilmarnock And Loudoun)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kilmarnock And Loudoun
- Former County Ayrshire
NS33NE 7 379 385.
A "square mount or mote" was seen by Pococke at Thornton halfway between Kilwinning and Kilmarnock.
R Pococke 1887
No trace of a mound was seen in the vicinity of Thornton (NS 379 385). It is possible that Pococke is referring to the probable motte described on NS33NE 5, about 1 km SE of Thorntoun.
Visited by OS (DS) 15 August 1956
No further information.
Visited by OS (JRL) 27 May 1982
