CROSSHOUSE, a village, in the parish of KilMAURS,
district of Cunninghame, county of Ayr, yi
miles (W. by N.) from Kilmarnock; containing 255 inhabitants.
This place is situated on the western side of
the Carmel water, and on the roads between Irvine and
Kilmarnock, and Dundonald and Kihnaurs, which here
form a junction. In the village is a small school, the
master of which is allowed £6 per annum and a dwelling
by the heritors.