Blantyre Project reader Lewis MacDonald messaged me recently saying, “Hey paul, i was wondering if you would happen to know anything about these bottles that i found at the lime kiln in the woodland near the war memorial at sydes brae?” Lewis provided a picture and it’s easy to see the scale. The little bottle […]
According to the Mitchell Library, in 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie retreated with his downhearted army stopping briefly in Blantyre. This seems to be confirmed by the “Annals of Blantyre 1883” book which records an anecdote from a local resident, apparently passed this story from his family. It is written in the historical document, the following […]