Today there is a Caldwell Golf Course, a Caldwell Parish, and a hamlet (not village) of Caldwell, all in East Renfrewshire, adjacent to Uplawmoor, and located about 4 miles east of Beith, Ayrshire. The valley abounds with artesisan wells, from fissures in volcanic rock. A book on the history of Caldwell Parish has been published. A little more than a hundred years ago, Caldwell Parish was part of Neilston parish. At various times in the past, the hamlet of Caldwell has belonged to the Glasgow Parish, the Paisely parish, and the Beith parish. The mystery is whether the name came from a person with a Caldwell surname who acquired these lands, or whether, as was common in England, evolved as a place name (O.E., caeld weille) from the presence of an artesian well. Does anyone known whether Caldwell appears among the 2000 names listed in the Ragman's Roll of 1296, in which Scottish nobles and gentry pled allegiance to Edward I? If Caldwells were a promonent clan in the 13th century, using Caldwell as a surname, I would expect them to be so listed. Likewise, if there were tax rolls in the 13th century, would not the surname Caldwell have appeared?