Hello Sharon, Mike and listers I live locally and recognise some of the place names Howlett Burn is a hamlet just north of Galston Claremount is a hill in Newmilns (now spelt Clearmount Thomas Morton of Gowanbank. It's a mansion on A71 between Newmilns and Darvel. It currently operates as a bed and breakfast. The Mortons were mill owners and a monument to Alexander Morton is outside it on the main road. It will be Laigh Newton (low Newton) Priestland is a hamlet on A71 just east of Darvel Knoehead exists but can't remember where Woodhead is between Galston & Newmilns, to the north Richardtoun is near Darvel Wellhouse sounds reasonable but don't recognise. Darvel Mill is at the east end of the main street A71 "Auduriburn" beats me as does "Carstice" and the unlikely sounding "Nellivido" If you can email the original I'll try and work them out Don't know why they were recruiting special constables at that time. Let me know if you want any photos taken! Going out for the evening but happy to pore over a map tomorrow! Kay McMeekin Darvel Ayrshire