Geilsland House lies in between the small village of Gateside and the town of Beith in North Ayrshire, Scotland about half a mile east of Beith.
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Geilsland House
Geilsland was a half merk land, part of the 4 merk land of Marshalland, in the Barony of Braidstone.
Geilsland was sold in four lots and in 1867 two of these lots were purchased by Wiliam Fulton Love, writer and bank agent in Beith. He built a handsome villa, in the domestic gothic style,[1] and enclosed and planted 5 acres (20,000 m2) around the villa.[2]
Geilsland House is now part of Geilsland school, run by the Church of Scotland under its 'Crossreach' initiative.[3] The name is pronounced 'Jillsland' locally.
Geilsland House and School
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See also
References
- ^ Davis, Michael (1991) The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire. Pub. privately. P. 97.
- ^ Dobie, James (1876). Cuninghame topographised by Timothy Pont. Pub. J.Tweed. Edinburgh. P. 214.
- ^ Geilsland school
Coordinates: 55°44′50″N 4°37′25″W / 55.747244°N 4.623555°W
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