The village is said to have been of some antiquity and as stated, the chief occupation was the making and possibly the playing of trumps or Jew's harps.
A record of 1627 records the death of one Johana Logane, wife of a trump-maker in Stevenston.
From the place name it has been suggested that the craftsmen were not only artificers in brass and iron, but also handlers of the harp and probably players of the bagpipes.
In the Statistical Account of Stevenston parish by the minister Dr Wodrow, published in 1791, the village is stated to have been composed of between fourteen and sixteen houses, standing about a quarter of a mile east of Stevenston.
Blaeu's map of 1654, based on Timothy Pont's map of circa 1600 clearly indicates Pyperhauck (sic) without Stevenston even being recorded.
A place named 'Pypermuck' is shown near Saltcoats.
The 1856 OS map records the Site of the village of Piperheugh between the copse at the 'Y' road junction and the Woodhead Plantation.

A heugh or heuch in Scots is a dell or a steep bank, especially one bordering a river or the sea.
In this context it is worth noting the River Garnock used to run along a route that included a section through nearby Dubbs and below Ardeer House; Ardeer sand dunes being effectively an island at that time.
The village is said to have been of some antiquity and as stated, the chief occupation was the making and possibly the playing of trumps or Jew's harps. A record of 1627 records the death of one Johana Logane, wife of a trump-maker in Stevenston. From the place name it has been suggested that the craftsmen were not only artificers in brass and iron, but also handlers of the harp and probably players of the bagpipes. In the Statistical Account of Stevenston parish by the minister Dr Wodrow, published in 1791, the village is stated to have been composed of between fourteen and sixteen houses, standing about a quarter of a mile east of Stevenston. Blaeu's map of 1654, based on Timothy Pont's map of circa 1600 clearly indicates Pyperhauck (sic) without Stevenston even being recorded. A place named 'Pypermuck' is shown near Saltcoats. The 1856 OS map records the Site of the village of Piperheugh between the copse at the 'Y' road junction and the Woodhead Plantation.
A heugh or heuch in Scots is a dell or a steep bank, especially one bordering a river or the sea. In this context it is worth noting the River Garnock used to run along a route that included a section through nearby Dubbs and below Ardeer House; Ardeer sand dunes being effectively an island at that time.
Piperheugh