I was looking at the NLS maps site to figure out the route of an old road in East Kilbride when I noticed a bump in an otherwise straight road. When I compared it to Google maps, I realised that the line of this road matched that of Morrishall Road in Calderwood.
More interesting, although [...]
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The Morrishall Road Bump
Posted in Lanarkshire, archaeology, history, tagged boundaries, Calderglen, East Kilbride, maps, mysteries, roads on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Demolition
Posted in Lanarkshire on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On the NLC website
“Glencairn Tower to be demolished
Subject to consultation with tenants”
Certainly hope so.
Bothwell Castle and Dechmont Hill
Posted in Lanarkshire, archaeology, exploring, inspiration, photography, places to go, things to see, tagged "Bothwell Castle", "Dechmont Hill", hillforts on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Took plenty of photos at Bothwell Castle at the weekend, and despite the overcast, a quick look suggests that they’ve turned out quite well. In particular, there’s a nice green tinge from the moss that didn’t show up in bright sunshine. On the other hand, it may look terrible on the computer screen. I’ve noticed [...]
Days 24, 25 Calderglen
Posted in Lanarkshire, archaeology, enthusiasm, exploring, photography, walks, tagged Calderglen, Calderwood Castle, one a day on January 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Shoved the weekend together cos both days we took the kids out to have a look at the sad non-remains of Calderwood Castle. That end of Calderglen seems sadly ignored, although obviously much loved by the locals and their dogs. In particular on Sunday we met a huge black beastie called Rocko. His owner claimed [...]
Day 22 Old road
Posted in Lanarkshire, photography, tagged East Kilbride, industrial archaeology, one a day on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This old road is now only used for access to the works at Allers, but it used to come out at Doghillock on Stoneymeadow Road before the expressway was built. Maps clearly show the road split in two.
Very creepy at this time of night, but the colour of the sky and the lights of Glasgow beyond look good.
Day 17 – Crossbasket
Posted in Lanarkshire, exploring, walks, tagged carving, Crossbasket House, General's Bridge, Rotten Calder on January 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Took a wander down to Crossbasket House today. It’s one of those places that you’ve passed almost all your life without being aware of it. But before we entered the grounds, we were stopped by the police. They ask, with wary faces, if we’ve seen a cow loose on the road. No, we haven’t, and [...]
Day 2 – High Blantyre Viaduct
Posted in Lanarkshire, archaeology, discoveries, enthusiasm, exploring, photography, websites, tagged dismantled railways, Hidden Glasgow, High Blantyre, industrial archaeology, Live Search Maps, maps, one a day, viaduct on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What started me off on this hunt? Can’t remember exactly. I think I was trying to find out where the Calderwood Castle railway station had been, saw an amazing photo of a viaduct in Blantyre (which I can’t find now), and that got me researching. This is only a couple of miles away from where I grew up.
Spoke [...]
Strathclyde Sunrise
Posted in Lanarkshire, Scotland, photography, tagged photos, Strathclyde Park, sunrise, winter on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The piers
Posted in Lanarkshire, Scotland, archaeology, photography, tagged autumn, dismantled railways, photos, Stonehouse Viaduct on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Driving along the road between Stonehouse and the M74, you would see some strange shapes appearing out of the field. The hedges then block your view before you catch another glimpse and then – gone.
The mysterious shapes
A bit of research tells me that these are the remains of the Stonehouse Viaduct over the River Avon: once the [...]
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