A rather interesting story today of the African Spears that feature as an exhibit at the David Livingstone centre. However, bizarrely the interesting part, being what happened to them when they arrived back to Lanarkshire AFTER Livingstone’s trips to Africa. There is a case of African weapons of war in the centre on the […]
The name ‘Crossbasket’ is in relation to the Tower, the Estate and tied lands. The name ‘Basket’, being a sub part of these lands. The name “Crossbasket” likely took it name from ‘Basket Cross’, an ancient stone cross which once stood a small distance from the tower. It was often spelled “Korsbas”, or “Korsebasket”. Near […]