page_title: The Lands of Lochridge
section_title: Local history and topography
hierarchical_section_title: The Lands of Lochridge / The Micro history of Lochridge / Local history and topography
caption_attribution_description: English: The old entrance to the driveway to Lochridge House running off the Stewarton to Cunninghamhead road near Peter's brae. East Ayrshire 2007.
context_page_description: The Lochridge estate was in the old feudal Baillerie of Cunninghame, near Stewarton in what is now East Ayrshire, Scotland.
context_section_description: The term 'Lochridge' or 'Lockridge' is used as a rare surname, appearing 319 in 88.7 million of the 1997 US population.
  The road from Stewarton to Kilmaurs did not run via Lochridge until the 18th century when the Toll Road was built. The old driveway from Lochridge to Stewarton came out near Peter's Brae planting; the original entrance is still present today (2020). The course of the drive was altered when the railway was built.
  The estate stands on a pronounced ridge where 'rig and furrow' would have been a prominent landscape feature and the 'Loch' may refer to Lambroughton Loch which could have reached as far as this site. as stated, Buiston Loch is situated some distance to the south-east. In 1677 a reference is made to "Andrew Arnot in Lochsyd of Lochrig". The Lochridge Burn once contributed to the waters of Lambroughton Loch and nowadays has a confluence with the Garrier Burn near Wheatrig Farm.
  Robert Burnes, the poet's uncle, lived at Titwood near Kilmaurs for several years and worked in the lime quarries at Lochridge until he was crippled with arthritis or rheumatism and moved to Stewarton.
  In 1820 only six people were qualified to vote as freeholders in Stewarton Parish, being proprietors of Lochridge (Stewart), Robertland (Hunter Blair), Kirkhill (Col.J.S.Barns), Kennox (McAlester), Lainshaw (Cunninghame), and Corsehill (Montgomery Cunninghame).  Dunlop had only two people qualified to vote by right as freeholders.
  The Draffen Stone used to be located in a field near the house of the same name. Due to a housing development it has been moved to a site in front of Draffen House. It is not known whether this stone is merely a 'rubbing stone' for cattle or a menhir.  It is not recorded by Historic Scotland.
  In February 2009 the Lochrig or Lochridge Burn was severely polluted with diesel oil spilled from a train derailed at the railway bridge near Peacockbank farm. Mitigation measures were put in place, however pollution eventually reached the River Irvine.
caption: A view of the old entrance to the Lochridge driveway on the Stewarton to Cunninghamhead Road.
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