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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.
From
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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