That part of Ayrshire called Carrick was counted as part of Galloway down to the end of the 14th. C.. Kennedys Pass and the supposed site of Sawney Beans cave are in Carrick.
I note a mistake in my last post, the name that Christie had assumed after removing from the foot of the Grampians to Dumfries was Peter Maxwell and not Gordon as given.
Christie, a butcher from Perth, was given the bye-name Cleik due to his fitting a cleik to a long pole which enabled him to pull a rider off his horse thus giving his gang both the rider and the horse to eat.