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The beautiful illustration with nicely highlighted details by Ross always tempted me to visit this dial. Ross pointed out that the pedestal was different to others of the lectern type but didn't go so far as to suggest that it is a replacement (probably from the same date as the house). I will though as it is of such clear stylistic difference to the dial while being related to the later date of the house. I'm sure I will visit the dial at some point but until then - what a lovely illustration.

The Barony of Ladyland belonged for centuries to a cadet of the Barclays of Kilbirnie but was sold in 1669 to Captain William Hamilton from whose family it passed prior to 1710. Soon after it was purchased by Alexander 9th Earl of Eglinton who in 1718 feued it to William Cochran of Edge.

The old house in 1608 characterised by Pont as a “Stronge Touer” was almost completely demolished in 1815. There was a cavity in one of the walls just above the foundations that was found to contain a few small urns, a painted drinking glass and a large saw bone. Three of the urns contained “unctuous earth” the fourth also containing the breast and side bones of a chicken. They were all tightly closed and are still preserved at Ladyland along with a small metal coin. William Cochran rebuilt Ladyland in 18th July 1918 on the site of the Strong Tower. It passed through generations of the Cochran family and was finally sold, but is still a family home today.

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	Kilbirnie, Ayrshire - NS 322578 - Gatty 154 - Ross 434 - Stev 261, 264 A very fine lectern but lacking it's original pedestal. It has the classic lectern star and polar hemicylinder. Interestingly the classic lectern element is then fused to the form of an obelisk octagonal boss. Somerville points out the initials MPC and the date 1673. I would suggest that the initials might be M, P, C and L but I don't know who or what they stand for. There is also a rather abused obelisk at Ladyland. Visited 05 September 1985 - A. R. Somerville


	The beautiful illustration with nicely highlighted details by Ross always tempted me to visit this dial. Ross pointed out that the pedestal was different to others of the lectern type but didn't go so far as to suggest that it is a replacement (probably from the same date as the house). I will though as it is of such clear stylistic difference to the dial while being related to the later date of the house. I'm sure I will visit the dial at some point but until then - what a lovely illustration. The Barony of Ladyland belonged for centuries to a cadet of the Barclays of Kilbirnie but was sold in 1669 to Captain William Hamilton from whose family it passed prior to 1710. Soon after it was purchased by Alexander 9th Earl of Eglinton who in 1718 feued it to William Cochran of Edge. The old house in 1608 characterised by Pont as a “Stronge Touer” was almost completely demolished in 1815. There was a cavity in one of the walls just above the foundations that was found to contain a few small urns, a painted drinking glass and a large saw bone. Three of the urns contained “unctuous earth” the fourth also containing the breast and side bones of a chicken. They were all tightly closed and are still preserved at Ladyland along with a small metal coin. William Cochran rebuilt Ladyland in 18th July 1918 on the site of the Strong Tower. It passed through generations of the Cochran family and was finally sold, but is still a family home today. www.stbrigids-kilbirnie.com/Pages/buildings