This wee cottage at Barnhill has changed a fair bit over the years. Pictured here in Summer 2005, Robert Stewart has shared his picture, which admittedly, he was trying to photoshop out the wires and poles for a more older feel to the picture. Aggie Bains cottage sits directly across from the Hoolets Pub, with […]
I’ve been told on several occasions that these photos are of School Lane, Kirkton, High Blantyre in the 1920’s. I have to say firstly, they are AMAZING photos capturing kids playing and 1920’s everyday life. They depict a very natural, fun Scottish street scene. The photo was on the wall in Carrigan’s Pub, High Blantyre […]
At the end of Calderside Road, in the area of Basket, is the Basket Highway, or Chainlink Road. This ancient road has a junction right at the current East Kilbride Expressway, which splits into Puddock’s Lane, another old road with kerbstones still visible. If you’re looking for this location, easy access is from the layby […]
Most local people are aware of the area in High Blantyre known as Crossbasket, due to the large stone house of the same name currently under restoration. The area was locally known as Basket, as some of it still is today. In the early 1500’s an old stone standing cross is thought to have stood […]