page_title: Benslie
section_title: Micro history, traditions and wildlife
hierarchical_section_title: Benslie / Micro history, traditions and wildlife
caption_attribution_description: Lichen on Ash Tree bark, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
context_page_description: Benslie is a small village in North Ayrshire, in the parish of Kilwinning, Scotland. Map reference NS 336 429.
context_section_description: Plagues were an occurrence in the 18th and 19th-centuries with outbreaks of small pox in 1791, cholera in 1832 and scarlet fever in 1837. Sentinels were placed at points on the roads to stop anyone entering or leaving the effected areas.
  The name 'Benslie' exists as a surname. It is not known if any connection exists with the village.
  The British Telecom 2006/7 'Phone Book' has Benslie with the spelling 'Bensley' and even Bensley Cottage (Sic) is recorded as being in Montgreenan.
  Houses existed at the end of Millburn Drive and mid-way along. On the left when facing Millburn Lodge; where it joins Fergushill Road, was the railway hut used by the railway employee who controlled the level crossing gates which permitted freight trains to cross the drive.
  A rare visitor, the ivory gull, was photographed at Laigh Patterton Farm, in January 2007.
caption: Lichens on ash tree bark.
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