At first, Bogston was accessed from near the site of Gatend, a farm named from its position,[2] however, later a main entrance was created via the old Bellcraig House off the Barrmill to Beith road.

[5] The rookery at Bogston was unusual in that the birds had been induced to nest at the site, the first recorded time that this had been achieved[5] until one was likewise 'induced' at Morishill by the simple expedient of tying sticks in the branches.

[6] Matthew Montgomerie of Bogston, a covenanter, was renowned for his strength and athletic prowess and upon being attacked by two of Claverhouse's Dragoons he is recorded as having killed them both at nearby Bankhead Moss.

[2] Part of the Giffen Barony, this property was feued out by the 7th Earl of Eglinton to Robert Montgomerie in 1663,[1] however it was occupied by the family prior to this date.

[7] His eldest son Matthew inherited the property in 1682, married Janet Moor of Bruntwood, had children Robert and Margaret, but died aged 27, predeceasing his father.

His heiress daughter married Baron Baillie John Wilson of Kilmarnock, however their son Robert agreed to change his name to Montgomery as heir to his grandfather, became a merchant in Virginia in 1775 and returned after nine years to die at the age of 95 in 1832 at Crummock House, Beith.

[11] On 26 April 1784 Margaret Montgomerie, youngest daughter of Bailie Wilson, married Dr Robert Borland of Kilmarnock at Bogston who had made a considerable sum of money as a doctor and a plantation owner in Jamaica.

[11] In 1926 the farm was sold to James Blair and in 1941 it was subject to compulsory purchase by RNAD who demolished the buildings shortly after.