Known locally
as Brigen' / Brigend / Bridgend Corner
 Image - Hughy Hodge |
 Image - Hughy Hodge |
A
rare pair of bootmaker James Baird's receipts from 1904 and 1905. |
 Photo - Library and Info sce, EAC |
 Photo ayrshirehistory.com |
 Photo - Library and Info sce, EAC |
 Photo ayrshirehistory.com |
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Brigen'
was at one time a thriving row of houses, by the Round House, and
at one time home to a tileworks, and bootmaker. The foundations of
many of the housed are still to be found in the area, though it is
somewhat overgrown nowadays. Notice the two different spellings on
the old postcards. Up on the hill is Montgarswood farm. |
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Photo Terry Harrison
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 Photo Terry Harrison |
 Photo David Shaw |
Left: The poet John S. Gall with some ploughing trophies outside Montgarswood Farm. Mr Gall was born in the Parish of Sorn on 30th September 1875. Right: Mrs Cameron at Brigend CLICK HERE TO READ HIS "MUSES BEHIND THE PLOUGH" |
 Photo Margaret Morton |
 Photo Terry Harrison |
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Left:
A photo of the "Roon Hoose", when it was actually a "Round House".
It has since had some work done, and an extension built on. Right:
A Mrs Young at the roundhouse. (Willie McClure's granny) |
Photo ayrshirehistory.com
The
"Roon Hoose" is the only dwelling left at Bridgend corner. The weather
vane, gates and posts were from the former mill in Catrine. This is
a poor quality image taken with an early digital camera in 1998 or
there abouts. We need to upgrade many of the older images on this
web site to a more realistic resolution. It will be done in time. |
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Burn O' Need Bridge
Photo David
Templeton
| The Burn O' Need bridge, is on the old road which winds through the back woods between Sorn Mains and Brigen'. There is no archway left now, but many of the stones are still lying in the burn. I was down a walk in August 2009, and decided it was time to put the old photo on line. I did not have a camera with me that day for an up to date photo. The bridge was still up in the 1980's. This was part of an old roadway, long since forgotten. Does anyone know for sure if it was part of an old "Edinburgh Road"?? I seem to recall being told this at the time I borrowed the photo, although an old map from Gall & Inglis seems to suggest it was simply the old road into Sorn Mains. |
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