Carmichael Parish
A parish extending over 11,315 acres, including the settlements of Carmichael, Douglas Water, Ponfeigh, and parts of Rigside.
Read the description of parish in 1882...
CARMICHAEL, parish in upper ward of Lanarkshire.
Its post town in Thankerton. Its length is nearly 6 miles; its greatest breadth 5¼ miles; its area 11,315 acres. Real property in 1880-81, £9091. Pop.770. The surface include part of Tinto Mountain, and descends thence, with much diversity of hill and vale, to the rivers Clyde and Douglas. The rocks include excellent coal and limestone. Carmichael House helonged to the Earl of Hyndford, and is now a seat of Sir W.C.J. Carmichael Anstruther, Bart. The public school has about 56 scholars.
The Gazetteer of Scotland, by Rev John Wilson, 1882.
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Children’s Concert, Carmichael School.
image • May 23, 2026
Coloured printed postcard, 1907.
Carmichael
Building the Sandilands Viaduct.
article • June 4, 2025
The “Six Arches” railway bridge across the Clyde near Boathaugh was once a familiar sight to those travelling towards Douglas…
Carmichael
The Toll House at Hyndford Bridge.
article • June 3, 2025
Every day, thousands of vehicles drive past the sad little toll house on the south side of Hyndford bridge, paying…
Douglas Water, Rigside
Extra Holes at Douglas Water
article • February 20, 2025
At one time most of the coal used in the upper parishes of Clydesdale, and as far south as Moffat,…
Carmichael
Illuminating Westraw
article • January 5, 2025
In early days these gas plants were scaled-down versions of a town gas-works, with necessary equipment set within substantial stone…