Barrhill is a village in South Ayrshire

South Ayrshire

South Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway....

, Scotland

Scotland

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 with a population of approximately 400 in 2001.

While the surrounding area is predominantly agricultural land, the main local employer is Barr Construction Ltd

Barr Construction Ltd

Barr Construction is a major Scottish contracting organisation operating throughout the United Kingdom.- History :The Company began life at the end of the nineteenth century as a joinery firm known as W & J Barr & Sons and gradually expanded into civil engineering projects...

. Local amenities include a village store and a Public House, "The Trout Inn", formerly known as "The Commercial Hotel". On Main Street, in the centre of the village is Barrhill Bowling Club, affectionately known to locals as "The BBC".

The Cross Water of Luce (a tributary of the River Stinchar

River Stinchar

The River Stinchar is a river in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It flows south west from the Galloway Forest Park to enter the Firth of Clyde at Ballantrae, about south south east of Ailsa Craig....

) flows through the village.

Barrhill Primary School serves the local population, providing education for 5-11 year olds. In the 2006/7 academic year it had a roll of 34 pupils.

Black Clauchrie House

Black Clauchrie House

Black Clauchrie House is a late Victorian manor house, located on the outskirts of the village of Barrhill in South Ayrshire, Scotland, adjacent to the Galloway Forest Park. It is protected as a category C listed building....

 is a mansion

Mansion

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 and former hunting lodge

Hunting

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, located just outside Barhill. The house's architecture and decoration are a notable example of the Edwardian Arts and Crafts Movement

Arts and Crafts movement

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.

Transport

Barrhill lies on the A714 road between Girvan

Girvan

Girvan is a burgh in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of about 8000 people. Originally a fishing port, it is now also a seaside resort with beaches and cliffs. Girvan dates back to 1668 when is became a municipal burgh incorporated by by charter...

 and Newton Stewart

Newton Stewart

Newton Stewart is a burgh town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire....

. In addition, Barrhill railway station

Barrhill railway station

Barrhill railway station is a railway station serving Barrhill, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Ayr to Stranraer section of the Glasgow South Western Line. A passing loop is located here on what is otherwise a single track route.- History :The...

, on the Glasgow South Western Line

Glasgow South Western Line

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 is approximately ½ mile South West of the Village centre.
This station featured in The Five Red Herrings

Five Red Herrings

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, a 1931 Lord Peter Wimsey

Lord Peter Wimsey

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 detective novel by Dorothy L Sayers.

Local History

In 1665, by the side of Cross Water in Barrhill, John Murchie and Daniel Mieklewrick were found by soldiers to be in possession of Bible

Bible

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s and assumed to be Covenanters and shot to death. They were buried on the spot, and a memorial was built, known as "The Martyrs' Tomb".

"The Martyrs' Tomb Walk" is now a popular scenic walk which follows the banks of Cross Water for 600 metres from the bridge in the village centre to the tomb itself.