Carnwath parish
Auchengray Parish Church & School
Coloured postcard. Albany series, by W. Inglis, post office, Auchengray, posted 1913.
Read MoreA Brief History of Climpy House
From the drawing room of Climpy House, Robert and Mary Crawford could enjoy a commanding view across the elegant grounds of their estate. Parkland sloped down to a walled garden,…
Read MoreThe Mystery of the Inscribed Window Sills.
The 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…
Read MoreThe Lanark Natural History and Archaeological Society
In 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…
Read MoreParish of Carnwath
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…
Read MoreRuins of Cowthally Castle
An early 20th century postcard showing the ruins of Cowthally Castle (also known as Couthally Castle), near Carnwath. Very little shown in the picture survives today. It is thought that…
Read MoreCarnwath Gala Parade
This is a picture of the Carnwath Gala Parade of 1905. This Gala included decorated bikes. In the early 20th century there was a fashion for such parades. For example,…
Read MoreCarnwath Mill and Tinto
This is a distant view of Carnwath Mill. Of interest is the song called ‘Carnwath Mill’. The first line of this popular folk song is, ‘We’re No Awa Tae Bide…
Read MoreTarbrax Shale Mining
This is a view of the shale mining community of Tarbrax. The view was probably taken in the 1920s. At this stage, shale mining was becoming less profitable as the…
Read MoreRootpark
This picture of Rootpark, Wilsontown was published by J. Gibson, Wilsontown in 1905. The writer of the card stated the weather was cold for July. They had cycled 200 miles…
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