Editing Beith (section)

===Crummock House===
This mansion house and estate stood on the outskirts of Beith in an area now cut through by the main [[Dalry, North Ayrshire|Dalry]] to [[Glasgow]] road. Built for the Kerr family in the 18th century, Crummock was sold in 1815 to William Wilson, who added to the house and improved the grounds. [[James Dobie]], the historian and author,<ref>Dobie, James D. (ed Dobie, J.S.) (1876). ''Cunninghame, Topographized by Timothy Pont'' 1604–1608,  with continuations and illustrative notices. Glasgow: John Tweed.</ref> and his family lived here from 1836.  Now demolished and a housing estate built on the site, some boundary walls and a cottage remain. Historic stones which had been built into the kitchen garden were donated to the North Ayrshire Heritage Centre,<ref name="North Ayrshire Heritage Centre">{{cite web|url=http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/CommunityLifeAndLeisure/MuseumsAndGalleries/Museums-GeneralInformation.aspx|title=North Ayrshire Council|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920082425/http://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/CommunityLifeAndLeisure/MuseumsAndGalleries/Museums-GeneralInformation.aspx|archive-date=2011-09-20}}</ref> including the arched stone known as the ''shrine''.<ref>Davis, Michael C. (1991) ''The Castles & Mansions of Ayrshire.'' Ardrishaig : spendrift Press. Page 225</ref> Images of these [[shrine]] stones can be viewed in ''The Gallery'' section below. A plaque remembering James Dobie resides in Beith Auld Kirk.<ref>[[:File:James Dobie of Crummock memorial.JPG|Dobie Memorial Plaque]]</ref>