At High Blantyre Cross behind a large stone wall, is the old Blantyre Kirkyard, once the location of a church. At a time before the building of the present church, a previous church once stood in the middle of this kirkyard. This incredible photo shows the demolition of that former small church in the kirkyard […]
Timber! The large tree to the west of the old Kirkyard in High Blantyre was completely felled on Tuesday 12 March 2019. The 150 year old tree was storm damaged and had a dangerous lean. It was carefully removed, whilst the car park was closed off. The tree was visible from Main Street, just in […]
Rev. John Hodgson – MD was the Minister of the second Blantyre Parish Church in the kirkyard at High Blantyre from 1809 for 23 years until 1832. The Rev. Doctor John Hodgson, son of the minister at Carmunnock, succeeded Mr. Stevenson. Born on 26th January 1781, Mr Hodgson was educated at the University of […]
Gordon Cook sent me this photo in January, which was taken in the High Blantyre kirkyard, within the stone perimeter wall, on the inside right of the gates. The picture was shared to see if anybody knew what the stone could be? (If anybody definitively knows, please get in contact) Using some computer trickery, Gordon […]
For a long time, I’ve been fascinated by the Kirkyard wall and the Wardrop Moore Arch, at Kirkton. So little has been written about this, and many mysteries remain, which I admit I don’t have all the answers. When was the wall originally built? Why was the earthworks raised inside the kirkyard? Why was the […]
Isn’t it strange when a colour photo is turned into Black and White, it somehow takes on a whole new meaning, an older perspective and if the subject matter is old, then in some cases could be passed off as an old picture itself. One such example is this modern 2012 photo of High Blantyre […]
This photo dates from 1863 and shows the old Church in the kirkyard at High Blantyre Kirkton Cross. This of course was before the current High Blantyre Old Parish Church was built. By 1863, the church was in such poor condition and i suspect this photo records that, as the same year, the new “Blantyre […]