I wanted to write an extended article on the history of Boat Jock’s which is now extensively researched here with several days work. This has proved to be one of the most interesting things i’ve had the pleasure of looking at and will feature in forthcoming books. In 1667, a new area in Blantyre was […]
My old 1859 map highlights a feature in High Blantyre now long gone. The old manse house, in the grounds of High Blantyre Parish Church had extensive orchards, not just around the house, but stretching out South in fields of fruit trees reaching as far back as the bottom of Sydes Brae. The orchards were […]