27-613: 55°28′04″N 4°13′14″W / 55.467767°N 4.220587°W / 55.467767; -4.220587 Bello Mill (also spelt Bellow Mill ) was a mill dating from the 18th century on the river called the Lugar Water , on the estate of James Boswell, Lord Auchinleck in Ayrshire , in Scotland . Before being rebuilt in the 1940s, it had three different sets of mill stones. It had one pair of millstones for rough grinding, and
54-551: A gorge of red sandstone with high cliffs on either side. High on one of these cliffs stand the ruins of Ochiltree Castle and beneath this can be found Wallace's Cave , where William Wallace allegedly hid from his pursuers. The Lugar now reaches the end of its journey of some twenty miles. Two miles south of Mauchline the Lugar joins the River Ayr , which carries its waters to the sea. Kingfishers and dippers are two of
81-546: A recorded population of 4,105. It is home to the National Burns Memorial. The town lies by the Glasgow and South Western Railway line, 8 miles (13 kilometres) east-southeast of Kilmarnock and 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Ayr . It is situated on a gentle slope about one mile (1.5 kilometres) from the River Ayr , which flows through the south of the parish of Mauchline. In former days Loch Brown
108-674: Is created by the confluence of the Bellow Water and the Glenmuir Water , just north of Lugar , both of which flow from the hills of the Southern Uplands in East Ayrshire , Scotland . The river flows through the small mining village of Lugar , where at Bellow Mill , William Murdoch , the inventor of gas lighting was born in 1754. A cave where he carried out a lot of his experiments can still be seen on
135-478: Is the wondrous 'Mauchline Quern ' that ground constantly, except on Sundays. It could be heard working underground and the local place name "Auchenbrain" may celebrate it, translating from the Gaelic as "field of the quern". As well as containing the remains of many of Burns' contemporaries, including the man generally assumed to be the model for 'Holy Willie', Mauchline Kirkyard is the resting place of Mary Cameron,
162-934: The Scottish Parliament adopted the Scots Confession of 1560, the reformation was immediately accepted in Mauchline. Later, Mauchline became something of a stronghold for the Covenanter movement. Mauchline Parish's minister at the time, Reverend George Young, signed the Covenant in Greyfriars Church in Edinburgh in 1633 and subscribed to the Solemn League and Covenant in 1643, and several battles and skirmishes took place in
189-533: The 17th century. A ley tunnel is said to run from the castle of Mauchline to that of Kingencleugh . Mauchline featured in the Scottish Reformation . After the reformation the lands of Mauchline passed into the hands of the Earl of Loudoun , and no further historical events are recorded in the parish. The Holy Fair has been revived as an annual event in Mauchline. Formerly horse races were held on
216-560: The 18th century. The peak of production and demand was at the turn of the 19th century when over 200 men were employed at the quarry. A railway siding was installed and as many as 60 wagons a day were transported from Mauchline. Many old building throughout the West of Scotland are built with Mauchline sandstone, and stone was being sent as far away as America. After 1918 the use of sandstone declined (houses were built with bricks instead) and this coupled with increased costs meant that eventually, in
243-519: The 1950s, the last quarry closed. In the 18th century, Mauchline was renowned for clock making – John "Clockie" Brown is buried in the Kirkyard. The industry declined in the 19th century. The production of Scottish white-wood products, or Mauchline ware, was carried out from the 1820s until 1939 by the firm of W & A Smith, among other less long-lived manufacturers. The wood used was sycamore . These boxes were extremely collectable. They ranged from
270-517: The 1960s compared to a dozen now. However, the Kays of Scotland curling stone factory is now the only one of its kind in the world, leading to an upsurge in trade. Robert Burns , Scotland's National Poet, came to live on the outskirts of the village at Mossgiel Farm in 1784. Many of his poems are believed to have been written whilst he was there, notably The Holy Fair , To a Mouse , and Holy Willie's Prayer . Many of his poems were directed towards
297-653: The area during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms . In 1684 the Covenanter James Smith was wounded during a skirmish at Burn of Ann in Kyle. He was taken to Mauchline where he died in prison. In 1685 five men from the town were dragged out of their homes and executed at the loan. A monument was placed over their grave (this was removed in 1861 and replaced by a plinth, with the original monument being built into
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#1732794624643324-400: The avian species to be found on its riverbanks, along with yellow and pied wagtails , chaffinch , goldfinch and the tiny wren . [REDACTED] Media related to Lugar Water at Wikimedia Commons Mauchline Mauchline ( / ˈ m ɒ x l ɪ n / ; Scottish Gaelic : Maghlinn ) is a town and civil parish in East Ayrshire , Scotland . In the 2001 census Mauchline had
351-523: The basic transfer as on small vases, each piece having the view of the place of purchase. The transfer subjects ranged across Scotland and more of the British Isles to the rest of the world. Tartan ware was also extremely popular as a result of the Smiths inventing a machine for "weaving" tartan designs on paper. Fernware was introduced in the 1870s. This involved applying actual ferns to the wood which
378-635: The first iron-toothed gears used in a mill in Britain at Bello Mill. These gears were cast at Carron's Foundry in Falkirk . Bello Mill was at that point the most technically sophisticated mill in the UK. Bello Mill no longer is intact, but the gears are still visible. It was used until the 1960s. The roof is now missing and it is in danger of falling into the river. The Bello Mill Cottage is still inhabited. Lugar Water The Lugar Water , or River Lugar ,
405-417: The grounds of Ballochmyle and this led to his famous song 'The Bonnie Lass of Ballochmyle.' Robert gave shelter to Adam Armour , his wife's brother, following an incident in which Agnes Wilson, a maid at Poosie Nancie's, was driven out of the village by Adam, aged 15, and a group of 'Auld Licht' friends. Burns wrote Adam Armour's Prayer that describes the incident. William Campbell of Netherplace came to
432-464: The house, contents and estate. The estate was then managed under the auspices of his Dumfries House Trust, and since 2018 The Prince's Foundation . Close to Dumfries House the river flows beneath the Avenue Bridge, designed by John Adam . who also designed and built Dumfries House . A few yards downstream the Lugar flows beneath an elegant Chinese footbridge built in 2017. Continuing west
459-704: The kirkyard: "Holy Wullie" Willie Fisher, the Reverend William "Daddy" Auld, John Richmond, James Armour , "Clockie" Brown and notably Gavin Hamilton, his best friend. The plaque which marks Hamilton's grave was only placed there in 1919 by the Partick Burns Club. Gavin Hamilton had stated that he wanted no headstone, probably due to his run-ins with the Church in Mauchline. On one occasion Burns encountered Wilhelmina Alexander whilst walking through
486-417: The parish extended to the border with Lanarkshire at Glenbuck . The monks built an abbey, the ruins of which still exist and are known as Hunters Tower or, more recently, as Mauchline Castle. Mauchline was created a burgh of barony by James IV in 1510 and was granted a further charter in 1610; both these charters however have been lost, believed to have perished in a fire at Register House, Edinburgh , in
513-582: The perceived hypocrisy of the Church. The Church was particularly fanatical in Mauchline, which conflicted with the liberal attitude of Burns and his friends. The minister in Burns' time was the Rev William Auld of Old Helenton near Symington, South Ayrshire . Burns made many friends (his wife Jean Armour was born in Mauchline) and a lot of enemies whilst in Mauchline, many of whom are buried in
540-554: The poet's attention due to his wife Lilias Nelson, a domineering individual of whom Robert wrote Epitaph on a Henpecked Squire ; "As father Adam first was fool'd, A case that's still too common, Here lies a man a woman rules, The devil ruled the woman." In the 9th century the Welsh monk Nennius wrote a history of Britain, the Historia Brittonum , in which he lists the thirteen wonders of Britain and included in it
567-525: The river reaches the village of Ochiltree , where it is joined by the Burnock Water and its waters are harnessed by a weir which drove the local grain mills in days gone by. Here Atlantic salmon have been seen jumping the fish ladder , which allows them to reach their spawning grounds in the upper reaches of the river. The river also holds a good stock of the native brown trout , and these are fished for by anglers of all ages. The river now enters
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#1732794624643594-602: The riverbank. The river then flows on through the town of Cumnock , under the Woodroad Viaduct , where its water was used in earlier times to power grain mills and where it is joined by Glaisnock Water . West of Cumnock the river continues its journey through Dumfries Estate , formerly owned by the Marquess of Bute . In July 2007 a consortium led by Charles III (then the Prince of Wales) succeeded in purchasing
621-634: The road from the National Burns Memorial past Mossgiel as part of the annual Mauchline Fair. In 1544 George Wishart , an influential Protestant preacher, visited Mauchline to find the doors of St Michael's church barred against him. His reaction to this was to retreat to Mauchline Moor and to preach for over three hours to a large congregation, under the watchful eye of the Sheriff of Ayr and an armed force. John Knox also preached in Mauchline in 1599 after his return from exile in France and Switzerland. When
648-402: The two pairs of millstones for grinding oatmeal, The neighboring Bello Mill Cottage is famous for being the birthplace of William Murdoch , who was born in 1754. Murdoch invented gas lighting and did experiments on steam engines in the nearby Murdoch's Cave . Murdoch's father John Murdoch was tenant and millwright at Bello Mill, which he had taken over in 1754. In 1760, John Murdoch installed
675-464: The wall of the school shed where it stands to this day). The Battle of Mauchline Muir took place in 1648 between Covenanters and Royalist troops. A Covenanters' flag from this battle still hangs in the church. The flag was also carried at the battles of Drumlog and Bothwell Brig . The village has at some point been a centre for quarrying sandstone , clock making , box-work, and the production of curling stones. The sandstone quarry dates back to
702-469: Was about 1 mi (1.6 km) west of the town, but was drained when the railway line from Kilmarnock was built. Bruntwood Loch , near the old laird's house of that name, was once an important site for waterfowl, but drained for agriculture in the eighteenth century. In 1165, Walter fitz Alan , Steward of Scotland , granted a charter giving land to the Cistercian monks of Melrose . In those days
729-426: Was then stippled in dark brown, the ferns removed and the wood varnished. These products were sent all over the world. A fire in 1933 stopped production, which was never restarted, and W & A Smith finally closed down in 1939. The making of curling stones began in the 19th century and for many years experienced full production, however for various reasons, the industry began to decline. Forty people were employed in
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