Ochiltree
Sign in to saveOchiltree is a conservation village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, near Auchinleck and Cumnock. It is one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, with archaeological remains indicating Stone Age and Bronze Age settlers. A cinerary urn was found in 1955 during excavation for a new housing estate.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ochiltree
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Ochiltree
- UK place.static_image_name
- Ochiltree Market Cross, East Ayrshire, Scotland.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Ochiltree, The Market Cross
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- East Ayrshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Ayrshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
- UK place.post_town
- CUMNOCK
- UK place.postcode_area
- KA18
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +1060
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Ochiltree, East Ayrshire.jpg
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- Etymology
- Notable residents
- Features
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Ochiltree is a conservation village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, near Auchinleck and Cumnock. It is one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, with archaeological remains indicating Stone Age and Bronze Age settlers. A cinerary urn was found in 1955 during excavation for a new housing estate.
==Etymology== The name Ochiltree was spelt Uchletree in the Middle Ages, and has a Brythonic etymology: Uchil tref - the high steading, either a reference to its landscape position (commanding views to south and east), or as a significant local centre.