A tragic event took place in High Blantyre on Saturday 12th October and into Sunday 13th, 1895 which resulted in the sad death of gamekeeper, John Young. Mr Young was the head gamekeeper at the Dechmont Estate and that Saturday he was out with his assistant on Dechmont hill looking for poachers. About midday, they […]
My doorbell went one weekend in June 2016 and I opened the door to Mr. Allan Reardon of Allers Farm who brought in a very interesting record from the Public Records of Scotland. It was the title deeds of Allers Farm, where Allan now lives. Knowing my interest in all local buildings and farms, Allan […]
Photographed here by myself in September 2014 is a small stone arch, a pedestrian crossing the Lee Burn (or Lees Burn). This little crossing is directly across from Allers Farm , on the Stoneymeadow Road and crosses from Blantyre Parish into Cambuslang Parish. Looking at old maps, there is nothing on them to suggest where […]