2009

NS3322 : Miller's Folly At Ayr Harbour

taken 16 years ago, near to Wallacetown, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Miller's Folly At Ayr Harbour
Miller's Folly At Ayr Harbour
The walls shown here are part of the original citadel, built by the Cromwellian army in 1652-3. The area later became known as Montgomeriestoun, which was made a Burgh of Barony in 1663. The successful Ayr businessman, John Miller, bought the property and called himself "Baron Miller". He built the small tower shown in this photograph, though nothing like it had been included in the original citadel. After completion, he seldom looked at the tower, and local people named it "Miller's Folly". (Source: "Ayr Stories", by Dane Love).

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Ayr Harbour [138] · Miller's Folly [11] · Ayr Stories [10] Other Photos: · Harbour Street, Ayr ·
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Mary and Angus Hogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 6 March, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 8 March, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 333 222 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:27.9485N 4:38.2287W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 333 222
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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