14-581: Walls Loch is situated at a height of 560 feet, below the Walls Hill Iron Age fort and to the east of Broadfield Hill on the lands of North Castlewalls Farm, Whittliemuir, Howwood , Renfrewshire , Scotland. The loch is a natural feature, sitting in a hollow to the west of Walls Hill and close to the old North Castlewalls Farm. The loch waters drain via the Muirhead Burn that flows into Barcraigs Reservoir close to Auchenbathie Tower . Its dimensions are
28-481: A 'Loch' is shown on Ainslie's map of Renfrewshire with an East Castlewalls Farm nearby. The 1857 OS map shows the loch near to a North Castlewalls Farm, the name having changed from 'East'. Names such as North and South Castlewalls are to be found on the maps of the area and these confirm the existence of a castle on Walls Hill. On 18 June 1685 the Battle of Muirdykes was fought near to Walls Loch on Muirdykes Farm between
42-605: A flint barbed and tanged arrowhead was found on the shore of Walls Loch, a type typical of the Bronze Age ‘ Beaker People ’ and the introduction of metal working to the British Isles. One phase of occupation of walls Hill probably ended with the arrival of the Romans and then another circa the fourth and eleventh centuries before Walls Farm was built in the 14th century and then abandoned. Each phase of occupation would have impacted on
56-486: A length of 2860 feet or 872 metres and a width of 1980 feet or 604 metres. Walls Hill is the site of an Iron Age hillfort, the largest in Renfrewshire and probably an oppidum of the celtic Damnonii tribe, speculation suggests that the name 'Vanduara' may be associated with Walls Hill. In 1960 a flint barbed and tanged arrowhead was found on the shore of Walls Loch, a type typical of the Bronze Age ‘ Beaker People ’ and
70-471: Is listed in the late 19th century Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland as "Howwood or Hollow-wood" . Hollow-Wood is an anglicisation of the Scots language name Howewuid . The Surname Database gives the following etymology for the equivalent surname 'Howood': a topographical name from residence by a muddy wood, deriving from the pre-7th-Century Old English "horh", mud, slime, and "wudu", wood. Historically part of
84-425: Is one possibility, created in order to encourage foxes to breed for the purposes of fox hunting. Walls Loch is clearly marked near to Walls Farm circa 1747. In 1800 a 'Loch' is shown on Ainslie's map of Renfrewshire with an East Castlewalls Farm nearby. The 1857 OS map shows the loch near to a North Castlewalls Farm, the name having changed from 'East'. Names such as North and South Castlewalls are to be found on
98-551: Is the Temple, a circular folly built around 1760 and whose purpose is unknown. In the hills above Howwood also lie the remains of Elliston Castle , a tower house once home to the Semple family. A battle took place between Government forces and Covenanters at Muirdykes on the 18 June 1685, led by the Cochrane family of Johnstone The Iron Age hillfort of Walls Hill lies on Whittliemuir with
112-496: The Walls Loch lying to the west of it. Walls Loch, East Renfrewshire Walls Loch is situated at a height of 560 feet, below the Walls Hill Iron Age fort and to the east of Broadfield Hill on the lands of North Castlewalls Farm, Whittliemuir, Howwood , Renfrewshire , Scotland. The loch is a natural feature, sitting in a hollow to the west of Walls Hill and close to the old North Castlewalls Farm. The loch waters drain via
126-418: The civil parish of Lochwinnoch, it now supports its own Community Council . The chief industry in the village was formerly bleaching and the finishing of cotton cloth and thread, particularly from the mills of Paisley and the other Renfrewshire villages. Two main bleaching works existed at Bowfield and Midtownfield, the former being the last to close in the 1960s. Overlooking the village on Kenmure Hill
140-616: The Duke of Argyle's men and those of James II , the latter were defeated. Howwood Howwood ( Scots : The Howewuid , Scottish Gaelic : Coille an Dail ) is a village in Renfrewshire , Scotland . It is between Johnstone and Lochwinnoch , just off the A737 dual carriageway between the nearby town of Paisley and the Ayrshire border. It is served by Howwood railway station . Its name
154-461: The Iron Age show that a basic economy based on mixed farming existed in the area around the loch. The 19th century OS maps indicate a small oblong enclosure below Walls Hill on the west bank of the loch that contained trees. A 'Fox Covert' is one possibility, created in order to encourage foxes to breed for the purposes of fox hunting. Walls Loch is clearly marked near to Walls Farm circa 1747. In 1800
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#1733094090332168-408: The Muirhead Burn that flows into Barcraigs Reservoir close to Auchenbathie Tower . Its dimensions are a length of 2860 feet or 872 metres and a width of 1980 feet or 604 metres. Walls Hill is the site of an Iron Age hillfort, the largest in Renfrewshire and probably an oppidum of the celtic Damnonii tribe, speculation suggests that the name 'Vanduara' may be associated with Walls Hill. In 1960
182-472: The introduction of metal working to the British Isles. One phase of occupation of walls Hill probably ended with the arrival of the Romans and then another circa the fourth and eleventh centuries before Walls Farm was built in the 14th century and then abandoned. Each phase of occupation would have impacted on the loch as a source of water for humans and domestic animals, fish etc as food, rushes and reeds for household use, etc. Whittliemuir pollen diagrams from
196-402: The loch as a source of water for humans and domestic animals, fish etc as food, rushes and reeds for household use, etc. Whittliemuir pollen diagrams from the Iron Age show that a basic economy based on mixed farming existed in the area around the loch. The 19th century OS maps indicate a small oblong enclosure below Walls Hill on the west bank of the loch that contained trees. A 'Fox Covert'
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