A tragic event took place in High Blantyre on Saturday 12th October and into Sunday 13th, 1895 which resulted in the sad death of gamekeeper, John Young. Mr Young was the head gamekeeper at the Dechmont Estate and that Saturday he was out with his assistant on Dechmont hill looking for poachers. About midday, they […]
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Forrest’s flee from Stoneymeadow
One fine Wednesday evening in 1849 about seven o’ clock in the evening, a young man named Dick, the son of a Cambuslang farmer was out airing a pony on the Stoneymeadow Toll Road, which leads down into Blantyre. He was suddenly aware of another man, dressed in labourer atire carrying a gun, then shortly […]

