This wonderful old painting is hanging in the National Gallery of Scotland. The artist is unknown but the content and date is. It features Bothwell Castle in 1779. In the background on the opposite riverbank are the rather substantial ruins of Blantyre Priory. Just a Century later, the ruins were far less substantial and […]
Taking you next to the 1920’s and to Blantyre Priory. This colourised photo is a first for showing online. The colours are artificially added to a black and white picture and the end result looks very much like a still from a film. Of course, there is nothing like this remaining these days. Blantyre Priory […]
I recently saw this photo online for the first time, shared here by Christine Wallace. Bothwell Castle viewed from a site near Blantyre Priory, where today the woods would be next to the playing fields. The photo is from before 1926, as Bothwell House is in the background, which was demolished in 1926. Looking […]
Another small extract, the last one for now from “A Contribution to the History of Lanarkshire” by Dr Wilson from the 1930s. This little snippet talks about some of the final few priors and summarises the Priory ruins as of mid 1930s. Pictured are 2 rare photos, which I hope you haven’t seen yet of […]
Here’s a little extract from Dr Wilsons book from the 1930s, A Contribution to the History of Lanarkshire It goes into some detail about the history of Blantyre Priory. The wording is somewhat deeper and detailed than I would usually post on this page, but for those that seek more about Blantyre, it’s great reading. […]
Here’s an extract from Dr Wilson’s book of 1935, which describes briefly certain parts of Blantyre. This is a good section which explores the early naming of certain areas of Blantyre. “PLACE-NAMES – The men who constructed the British fort probably gave the district its place-name ― thus, blaentir, W., a promontory (J.). This name […]
There is a great description of the Priory Ruins from 1897 in the Ecclesiastical History of Scotland. Unfortunately, it would appear someone else has plagiarised it as the 1897 date on their book isn’t old enough for this particular description. The Ecclesiastical History of Scotland vol.iii. by David MacGibbon and Thomas Ross 1897 BLANTYRE PRIORY, Lanarkshire The […]