Tarbolton (Scots: Tarbowton) is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is near Failford, Mauchline, Ayr, and Kilmarnock. The old Fail Monastery was nearby and Robert Burns connections are strong, including the Bachelors’ Club museum.
Tarbolton has been suggested as having one of three meanings:
Village by the tor or hill, from Old English torr ’tor, hill, cliff’ and boðl-tun /bothl-tun “village with buildings, equivalent to Bolton in Greater Manchester. The name was recorded as Torbolten in 1138, suggesting this origin.
Village by the field and hill, from Old English torr ’tor, hill, cliff’ and bāll ‘field (not meaning the same as ball ‘ball’, i.e. football), as in Dunball, Somerset, with tun ‘farm, village’. The name’s record in writing as Torballtone in 1209 suggests this origin may be possible.
Village by the hill, from Old Gaelic tor, modern Gaelic tòrr, (where the Old English word is derived from, and baile “village, usually Bally- in Irish place-names, with the tautologous Old English tun “farm, village” added by Anglo-Saxon settlers who did not understand the language. Records of the name as Torbalyrtune in 1148 suggest this origin.
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You can download all PDFs here| Name | Collection |
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| Alton Avenue | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Back Street | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Bard Drive | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Beechwood Road | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Burns Street | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Croft Street | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Cunningham Street | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Fail Avenue | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Gallowhill Avenue | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Garden Street | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Hill Street | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| James Street | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Kirkport | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Langlands Drive | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Mansefield Road | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Margaret Sloan Place | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| McLeod Court | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Montgomerie Street | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Park Road | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Parliament Close | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Princes Street | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Red Rose Way | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Sandgate Street | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| School Avenue | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Smithfield Crescent | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Springfield Road | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| St Andrews Avenue | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Tarbolton Cross | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Well Street | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
| Westport | The Tarbolton Collection,The Three Six Five Collection |
