John Taylor : a Scottish merchant of Glasgow and New York, 1752-1833 A family narrative written for his descendants . d, which was then known, andperhaps still is, as Holecraig. In the year justmentioned he bought another portion, namely, Ashen-trees, and later, still another, Sheilhill. The entiretract which he then held comprised about five hundredacres. Since Cairnoch adjoins Cringate on the south,it is quite understandable that James Taylor, whoowned land at Easter Cringate, should have wished * For information regarding the parentage of these brothers, see the chartat the end of this pamp
John Taylor : a Scottish merchant of Glasgow and New York, 1752-1833 A family narrative written for his descendants . d, which was then known, andperhaps still is, as Holecraig. In the year justmentioned he bought another portion, namely, Ashen-trees, and later, still another, Sheilhill. The entiretract which he then held comprised about five hundredacres. Since Cairnoch adjoins Cringate on the south,it is quite understandable that James Taylor, whoowned land at Easter Cringate, should have wished * For information regarding the parentage of these brothers, see the chartat the end of this pamphlet. It must be understood that the word in as in Lag indicated tenancyin some place called Lag, while of, as of Easter Cringate, indicatedownership. Portioner meant owner of a part. ** John Taylor of New York spoke in his Will of Carnoch . . near theParish of Fintry. It really was situated in the adjoining Parish of After studying old and new maps and all the available material, it isevident to me that Cairnoch is the proper spelling of this name, thoughit is very probably pronounced Carnoch. [4]. ROAD TOGLASGOW LOUP OF FINTKT ONENDRICK WATER CARRON WATER [ EASTER CRINGATECRAIGANNET HILLS MAP OF STIRLINGSHIRE Published by John Thomson & Co., Edinburgh, 1820. This map shows the Parishes of Fintry and St. Ninians, also the Town of Fintry, Loup of Fintry on Endrick Water, Easter Cringate, Cairnoch, Carron Water, Waterside,Carron Bridge, Bannockburn, St. Ninians and Stirling. The battlefield of Bannockburn lies to the southwest of St. Ninians Church, where the word Park appears on the map. More recent maps show that the elevation here called Craigannet Hills comprises a ridge with two small peaks, each about 1300 feet high. The most easterly is calledCraigannet Hill and the westerly one Cairnoch Hill. It is the latter which slopes downward to the south where the Cairnoch meadow land lies on Carron Water. Furlongs \S SCALE OF BRITISH MILESZ 3 mm^^ CAIRNOCH-ON-CARRON-WA
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