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        Path 
        Marker Symbol: Jock Tamson`s Bairns. John Thomson the originator of the 
        saying "They're all Jock Tamson's Bairns" was born in Dailly. 
         
        This walk has many associations with the coal mining industry of a bygone 
        era. Walking through Kilgrammie, little is evident of that life as new 
        woodland has obscured nearly all traces.  
         
        An attractive walk through conifers with the possibility of seeing wildlife, 
        roe deer, squirrel, sparrow hawks and buzzard. 
         
        Close by is the old Kilgrammie pit. This was the site where in 1835, John 
        Brown a 66 year old collier was trapped in a pitfall and remained underground 
        without food for 23 days and came out alive. Most had given John up for 
        dead but several worked on as they thought they heard cries. When they 
        eventually found a totally exhausted John Brown his words were "Boys 
        oh but were a long time coming". One report says he would have been 
        spared his ordeal had he not turned back to pick up his jacket as others 
        fled the collapsing workings. Sadly John quietly expired three days later 
        and his grave is to be found in the village churchyard. 
       
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        the highest point of the woodland, pause and enjoy a lovely view down 
        the Girvan Valley. A seat is positioned at this point for the walker's 
        convenience. Continuing along the track, the circuit is now complete with 
        the short stroll back into Dailly. 
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