Overview
High Corton is recorded as Farmstead (mid 18th Century) in Scotland South Ayrshire. It is a place where people lived, farmed or organised land and work.
Who lived here and when
The named source identifies High Corton as Farmstead (mid 18th Century) and ties the record to this exact place. It does not provide a complete secure date.
Homes and daily life
The safest reading of the exact saved type is a place where people lived, farmed or organised land and work. The account does not turn that type into unsupported people, events or dates.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Farmstead (mid 18th Century). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it ended
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
Why it mattered
High Corton matters as a recorded farmstead (mid 18th century) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Laigh Cortonmonument0.3 miles
- Ayr Hospitalbuilding0.3 miles
- Mount Oliphantmonument0.4 miles
- High Glengallbuilding0.4 miles
- South Cortonmonument0.4 miles
- Mount Fergusonmonument0.5 miles
- Ayr, Ailsa Hospital, Dalmellington Road, Alton Housemonument0.5 miles
- Cockhill Woodforest0.5 miles
- High Glengall Farmbuilding0.5 miles
- Alton Woodforest0.6 miles
- Ayr, Corton Roadmonument0.6 miles
- Ailsa Hospitalbuilding0.6 miles
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