It is now the, property of Cunninghame . Less than a mile southward of Logan House , in the middle of a bare field, stands the old monumental stone of John M Geachen , who suffered martyrdom here in 1688 . Garrallan House and public school are fully one mile and a half south-west of the town, in a district finely cultivated, wooded, and watered with burns. The site of Borland Castle , marked by grassy mounds and a few sturdy old trees, is two miles on the road to New Cumnock . It is roughly calculated that more coal remains to be worked in this than in any of the adjacent parishes.
Limestone is plentiful, and there is also ironstone.
The surface rises to the south more than to the east, and is corrugated with the courses of numerous burns. She was then once more placed in the sea, and her sufferings ended by death. You can zoom in and out and move around in all directions. You can zoom in and out and move around in all directions. This link goes directly to the OLD MAPS website for a detailed old map of the town around 1860.