Welcome to Clydesdale's Heritage
Welcome 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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The Station, Lesmahagow
postcardPhotographic postcard, by J. Drysdale, Lesmahagow, not postally used.
The Clyde at Crawford
postcardPhotographic postcard by Fordyce, Post Office, Crawford, not postally used
Golf Course and Club House, Lanark
postcardB&W photo postcard, Valentine & Sons, Dundee. A3076. Postmarked 1955
Thomson’s Tea Rooms Crossford
postcardSepia postcard published by Wright Murray & Co. Ltd., Wishaw. Postmarked 1913.
The Mystery of the Inscribed Window Sills.
articleThe Climpy road, from Forth to Shotts, passes through a landscape shaped by 250 years of industrial history. A small ruined stone building in a field to the north of…
The Lanark Natural History and Archaeological Society
articleIn late 1915, winter added to the misery of life on the western front, while retreat from Gallipoli brought an ignominious end to a bloody campaign. Back home, patriotic fervour…
Lanark’s Lake Pavilion – The Most Popular Picnic Resort in Scotland.
articleThe Lanark district and the beauties of the Clyde Valley have always attracted tourists, and with the coming of the railways many more day-trippers enjoyed the rocky splendour of the…
The Platelayers’ Well in Happendon Wood
articlePeter Carmichael (1807-1897) was stationmaster at Douglas for nearly twenty years, having previously been in charge of various other stations, including Carluke and Garnkirk. Although Douglas was not the busiest…
Windrow Woods, the Fog House, and the Woman’s Grave
articleA fug-hoose was a place for quiet wonder and contemplation, Seated amongst the ferns, moss and heather, those with time for leisure might enjoy fine vistas or other beauties of…