COVINGTON, village and parish in upper ward of Lanarkshire.

The village stands about 1¼ mile north of Thankerton railway station, and adjoins a ruined castellated tower of 1442. The parish contains also Thankerton village, with post office designated Thankerton, Lanarkshire; and it measures about 4 miles by 2¾, and comprises 5114 acres. Real property in 1880-81, £6295. Pop. 444. The Clyde traces the eastern and north-eastern boundary. Part of Tinto Mountain is on the southern border; pastoral uplands go northward from it ; and arable and meadow lands form the rest of the surface. The only seat is St. John’s Kirk ; and the antiquities, besides the ruined tower at the village, are 4 circular camps. Covington Mill was the place where the famous Covenanter Donald Cargill was taken prisoner. The public school has about 55 scholars.

The Gazetteer of Scotland, by Rev John Wilson, 1882