Broadstone Castle
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Broadstone lies close to the small village of Gateside in North Ayrshire, Scotland about half a mile east of Beith in the old Barony of Giffen.
Broadstone Hall near the site of the old castle
Broadstone Farm, previously known as Hillhead.
The old lane leading to the castle's site.
The Brisbane Aisle in the grounds of Largs Old Kirk bears an armorial device with mullets for the Shaw and annulets for the Montgomeries of Broadstone.
The Lands of Roughwood
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Roughwood once Ruchwood is a farm, originally an estate, possessing at one time a small tower castle. Roughwood is situated near to the town of Beith in North Ayrshire, Scotland; the lands lay within
Broadstone Castle
…Ireland; he also built mills, the harbour of Donaghadee, and repaired Port Montgomery (now Port Patrick). Some of the family of Hugh Hammil of the nearby lands of Roughwood accompanied Hugh Montgomerie to Ireland and became established there as merchants in the Dublin area. As stated, Hugh Montgomery granted a mortgage on…
Roughwood Tower
Roughwood Farm
WRP (William Ralston-Patrick) and cockerel carving on the wall of the farm
HP 1890 and a falcon, the crest of the Ralston family