Grid reference NS3109
near to Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland
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Heart Loch
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Old Milestone by the B7023, south west of Maybole
Milestone by the B7023, in parish of Maybole (Carrick District), Lachlands, under tree, behind ditch on long straight hill.
Inscription reads:-
MAYBOLE
1
GIRVAN
13
Cut bench mark on lower face.
Surveyed
Milestone Society... (more)
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Bends in the B7023 road
The gentle bends in the road look even more slight when viewed on the OS map.
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Heart Loch view
Viewed from outside the square on a bright late-February morning. The open water isn't visible from this angle. For information on the background of the Heart Loch, see NS3109 : How the Heart Loch got its name
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Power to the People
The electricity transmission line running E from the Maybole Sub-Station. The line of trees on the right mark the crest of a large drumlin, deposited during the last Ice Age.
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The Heart Loch
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Heart Loch & Lochlands Farm
Attiquin Farm is in the background, perched on top of a drumlin.
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Heart Loch again
An unusual view of the Heart Loch overlooked by Lochbrae Cottage.
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Heart Loch
Old glacial sink hole with surrounding reed bed.
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Towards Maybole
This view, from a drumlin near Chapelton Loch, shows the whole town of Maybole lying on the edge of the North Carrick Hills. The volcanic plug of Mochrum Hill is shown in the background. Only the foreground lies inside the square.
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Fire damaged Heart Loch reedbeds 2001
In 2001, the local farmer for reasons best known to himself set fire to the reed bed around the Heart Loch for a second time causing extensive damage to the area. However, the action served as a pruning of the reeds which quickly re-grew -... (more)
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Marshland near the Heart Loch
The Heart Loch is drained by Stonyfield Burn which flows northwards into a large marsh. Although the maps show this as a pool there’s no open water now.
The Heart Loch lies on the edge of the Doon catchment area which was shaped by... (more)
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