▁effectively ▁ ▁dep riv ing ▁it ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁far ml and . ▁These ▁were ▁New town ▁( now ▁Out field ) ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁Bank ▁( now ▁Guard sw ell ) ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Re formation , ▁Kin na ird ▁became ▁a ▁separate ▁parish . ▁ ▁Today , ▁hidden ▁amongst ▁far ml and ▁and ▁woods , ▁the ▁only ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁cr umb ling ▁walls ▁and ▁the ▁wild ▁red curr ant ▁and ▁go ose berry ▁bush es ▁that ▁once ▁grew ▁in ▁the ▁residents ' ▁gard ens . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁survey ▁found ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁nine ▁buildings . ▁ ▁S ett lement ▁and ▁families ▁William ▁Thom ass oun ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Pit middle ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁as ▁a ▁" small ▁but ▁free ▁ten ant ". ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁son , ▁Richard . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 1 , ▁around ▁ 2 5 0 ▁people ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁Craig d all ie , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁hill . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁map ▁by ▁James ▁Sto bie , ▁Pit middle ▁appeared ▁as ▁an ▁irregular ly ▁sh aped ▁cluster ▁of ▁dwell ings . ▁The ▁buildings ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁single - stor ied , ▁made ▁of ▁w attle - and - da ub , ▁roof ed ▁with ▁tur f ▁or ▁that ch ▁– ▁the ▁latter ▁made