Continuing some interesting local stories from the 1890’s, which I hope you’ve heard for the first time. In May 1897, people travelling along Stoneymeadow Road near the Dalton junction were being attacked at dusk. However, it wasn’t people doing the attacking! As the sun set, travellers heading back to Blantyre found themselves under attack from […]
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Alders or Allers Farm, Stoneymeadow
People in Blantyre may be aware of an old, detached stone built property called Aller’s Farm, located just off Stoneymeadow Road, High Blantyre. The name Alders appeared on old maps, but Alders and Allers are essentially the same name, and both signify the Alder tree which grows at the Lee Burn nearby. During the 1800’s […]


