Location on the OS 6 inch second edition near Auchlin by the Closs Burn
It was the home of Covenanter David Dunn who was shot in 1685 and is buried in Cumnock old cemetery. David Dun was probably a native of Ochiltree parish, for a David Dun of Closs farm was named in a list of rebels in 1684.
1855-7 Scotlandsplaces
Closs: Cothouse on the farm of Auchlin one Storey high thatched and in tolerable repair. Property of the Marquis of Bute.
Appears in Arrowsmith's map of 1807
1841 census has James Germany a shepherd and family
1851 census has Robert McCormick shepherd and family
1861 census has Joshua Clement shepherd and family
Not found in any Valuation Rolls from 1855-1940
