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Coilsfield

Description:

From DO Hill's series 'Land of Burns'.

 

Coilsfield, located 6 miles outside of Ayr, was the seat of the Montgomeries. Mary Campbell, 'Highland Mary', is thought to have worked at Coilsfield as a dairy maid. The figure of woman walking in the foreground of the image is wearing a milk maid's bonnet.

Materials/Media:
engraving
Source:
Dean Castle
Digital Number:
EAPR032n
Copyright:
East Ayrshire Council