Hill of Beith Castle

The Barony of Beith had been given to the Kilwinning monks by Richard de Morville’s wife towards the end of the 12th century and the monks as ecclesiastical barons, with the feudal right of ‘pit and gallows’, had a court hill where they delivered local justice. This artificial earth mound is still in existence, standing close to Boghall House. The abbey’s farm or Grange was most likely at Grangehill, a small estate nearby.