This is a copper engraving plate dating from 1718. To the left Bothwell Castle on the left of the photo is Blantyre Priory, perhaps one of the best indications as to how the building looked. In recent weeks, I’ve been collecting all descriptions, both visualisations and narrative about the Priory with the hope of showing […]
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1859 Bothwell Bridge Engraving
I was recently sent this nice engraving of Bothwell Bridge (of a copy of it), from Edward Stanley. Pictured in 1859, the bridge still looks very rural and sleepy. The large central tower than once adorned the bridge in earlier centuries is gone and the structure takes on a more familiar appearance as it looks […]


