Welcome to Clydesdale's Heritage


Clydesdale's HeritageWelcome to Clydesdale's Heritage, a project aimed at encouraging all people to take an active interest in the heritage and history of the Clydesdale area.

This website is one of several initiatives from Lanark and District Archaeology Society (LADAS) to encourage engagement with the history of the region. The project includes lecture programmes, fieldwalks, cataloguing artefacts, inspiring school pupils during talks and presentations, and working with like-minded organisations – with the end goal being to record and preserve the heritage of Clydesdale.

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Elvanfoot footbridge

The Elvanfoot Suspension Bridge

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…. a future hanging by a thread? Neglected and seemingly forgotten, the old suspension bridge across Clyde at Elvanfoot continues to slowly decay. The elegant steel and iron footbridge is…

Map of Walston parish

Parish of Walston

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including the villages of Walston and Elsrickle. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. WALSTON, parish immediately northwest of Dolphinton, and averagely 5 miles north-north-east of Biggar, Lanarkshire. Its post town…

map of Carstairs parish

Parish of Carstairs

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including the village of Carstairs the village of Ravenstruther, and most of Carstairs Junction . MAP & INDEX of all parishes. CARSTAIRS, village and parish in upper ward of Lanarkshire.…

map of carnwath parish

Parish of Carnwath

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including the village of Carnwath and the villages of Auchengray, Braehead, Climpy, Forth, Haywood, Kaimend, Kersewell, Newbigging, Tarbrax, Woolfoods, West End, Wilsontown, and part of Carstairs Junction. MAP & INDEX…

map of carluke parish

Parish of Carluke

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including the town of Carluke and villages of Braidwood, Kilncadzow, Law, and Yieldshields. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. CARLUKE, town and parish in upper ward of Lanarkshire. The town…

map of dolphinton parish

Parish of Dolphinton

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including the village of Dolphinton. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. DOLPHINTON, hamlet and parish on south-east border of Lanarkshire. The hamlet lies 11¼ miles south-east of Carstairs Junction, and…

Map of Dunsyre parish

Parish of Dunsyre

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including the village of Dunsyre. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. DUNSYRE, village and parish in upper ward of Lanarkshire. The village stands 6½ miles east of Carnwath, and has…

map of douglas parish

Parish of Douglas

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including the town of Douglas and the village of Glespin and part of Rigside. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. DOUGLAS, river, town, castle, and parish in upper ward of…

map of symington parish

Parish of Symington

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including the village of Symington. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. SYMINGTON, village and parish in upper ward of Lanarkshire. The village stands adjacent to the Clyde, 7 miles south-east…

map of Crawfordjohn parish

Parish of Crawfordjohn

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including the villages of Abington and Crawfordjohn MAP & INDEX of all parishes. CRAWFORDJOHN, village and parish in upper ward of Lanarkshire. The village stands on Duncaton rivulet, 3¾ miles…

map of Crawford parish

Parish of Crawford

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including the villages of Crawford and Leadhills. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. CRAWFORD, village and parish in southern extremity of Lanarkshire. The village stands on the Clyde, 2 miles…

Parish of Lesmahagow

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including the town of Lesmahagow, and the villages of Auchenheath, Blackwood, Boghead, Coalburn, Crossford, Hazelbank, Kirkfieldbank, Kirkmuirhill, New Trow, and Turfholm. MAP & INDEX of all parishes. LESMAHAGOW, town and…