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Carnwath Parish
Greenbank and the Ghost Village of Haywood
article • May 20, 2025
The ruined grocery store at Greenbank overlooks a wild expanse of featureless moorland. You reach it along a grassy track…
Biggar Parish, Carluke Parish, Carnwath Parish, Douglas Parish, Lanark Parish
The Extinction of the Public Convenience
article • April 16, 2025
Thirty years ago Clydesdale boasted over twenty public toilets, conveniently sited in most towns, villages, and public parks. Not all…
Carnwath Parish
In Search of the Flying Wheel
article • April 5, 2025
The 1880's saw a boom in the popularity of cycling as mass-produced safety cycles became more affordable to working folk.…
Carnwath Parish
A Brief History of Climpy House
article • March 11, 2025
From the drawing room of Climpy House, Robert and Mary Crawford could enjoy a commanding view across the elegant grounds…
Carnwath Parish
The Mystery of the Inscribed Window Sills.
article • March 4, 2025
The Climpy road, from Forth to Shotts, passes through a landscape shaped by 250 years of industrial history. A small…
Carnwath Parish
Climpy Lime Works
article • December 3, 2024
An Early Industry and a Beautiful Bing. The road from Forth to Climpy winds its way across a windswept moorland…