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frame. With Gadgirth being situated directly between Royal Troon (10 minutes)
and Turnberry (20 minutes) we felt it only right to have our very own putting
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before setting off for the day or on returning home our putting green provides
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<p>As you would expect Gadgirth Estate is a full member of Visit Scotland (formerly
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run by the Local Tourist Board. It aims to provide a framework for local businesses
to work together in upgrading standards of service and hospitality in Scotland.
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<b>accommodation ayrshire</b> Gadgirth Estate are full members of the Ayrshire
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level. Whether you enjoy fresh water fishing just for some fun with the kids
or are a 'little more' serious about your Salmon and Trout then our ½ mile stretch
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<p>There are a number of good pools for Salmon, Brown Trout and Sea Trout including
the Mill Pool, Garden Pool, Robertsons Hole and the Dam, just ask for more details
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in scotland</b> Rods can be provided if required. Gadgirth Estate lies in a
beautiful wooded setting within the broad sweep of the River Ayr five miles
east of the Royal Burgh of Ayr. From at least the early 13th century, its owners,
whose surname <a href="update_confirm.asp">holidays in scotland</a> <b>hotels
in scotland</b> 'de Camera' in Latin or 'Chalmer' and 'Chalmers' in English,
denoted the official post of chamberlain they had held, played an important
role in local and national affairs. From their wooden tower beside the river,
they supported Robert <a href="property_display.asp">hotels in scotland</a>
<b>holidays in scotland</b> the Bruce in the War of Independence. For this their
lands were confiscated by the English, but restored by the Scottish king. A
hundred years later John Chalmer of Gadgirth appeared as witness to various
charters. In 1417 he was <a href="priceupdate_confirm.asp">vacations in scotland</a>
<b>log cabins scotland</b> one of 'the best and most trusty men of the country'
who assisted in solving the dispute over the rights of the Royal Burgh of Irvine
to a piece of neighbouring moorland. He accompanied the army of six thousand
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against their English enemies. He survived the disaster in 1424 at Vemeuil where
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is said that for the great gallantry he displayed the French king awarded him
a fleur de lys to add to his coat of arms. Five years later he was killed during
the 'Battle of the Herrings'. Probably in the 15th century, the next castle
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scotland</b> was built. Its site was spectacular. Again a broad promontory overlooking
the river Ayr was chosen. Deep gullies on three sides ensured excellent defence
possibilities.</p>
<p>The castle, with walls over 2m thick, was rectangular in shape, <a href="local.htm">self
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battlements and a parapet walk. Small turrets crowned the comers. A wall surrounded
the castle and a gate tower guarded the approaches. This was the home of Marion
and Helen Chalmer who in 1494 achieved notoriety <a href="index.htm">where to
stay scotland</a> <b>hotels in ayrshire</b> by being members of a group of some
thirty 'Lollards of Kyle' summoned before James IV and his Council by Robert
Blacader, the Archbishop of Glasgow, to answer a number of serious accusations
concerning their adherence to Protestant ideas. The <a href="history3.htm">scottish
accommodation</a> <b>accommodation in scotland</b> group were admonished. Fifty
years later, it was to Kyle that George Wishart, the reformer, came in midsummer
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welcomed and preached openly to large <a href="history2.htm">log cabins scotland</a>
<b>vacations in scotland</b> numbers of people in Galston, Ayr and Mauchline.
In 1556 he was followed by John Knox who chose to preach and celebrate communion
rather in private houses in the company of smaller numbers of supporters. One
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James Chalmer, served as a commissioner for the Shire of Ayr in the Scots Parliament.
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provost of Ayr, he oversaw the <a href="enquiry2.htm">vacations in scotland</a>
<b>log cabins scotland</b> trial of Janet Wallace in Ochiltree for witchcraft.
The following year he was appointed Sheriff-Principal of Ayr and lived for much
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<b>scottish accommodation</b> colonel and second in command of Montgomery's
Horse in the Army of the Covenants. In the 18th century, the fortunes of the
estate altered. Captain John Chalmers died unmarried in 1747 and bequeathed
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<b>where to stay scotland</b> Ann and Elizabeth in equal portions.</p>
<p>The following year, Mary Chalmers married Mr John Steele, Minister of Stair
Parish. The couple had no family, and on her death in 1761 she bequeathed her
portion of Gadgirth Estate to her husband, who was now <a href="delete_link_confirm.asp">accommodation
ayrshire</a> <b>self catering scotland</b> designated "of Gadgirth". On one
of the southern piers of Gadgirth bridge the inscription can still be read:
" I was built by Mr John Steele, of Gadgirth, in 1768." Not long after this,
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1777, Andrew Wight, collecting evidence to be published in his famous report,
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improver. After his death , the estate passed to Lieut-Col Joseph Bumett. Colonel
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<b>log cabins scotland</b> married on his retiral from active service and he
and his wife made their home at Gadgirth. By this time the fabric of the old
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