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DIRECTORY
LENNOXTOWN
STIRLINGSHIRE
Public Buildings, Offices, &c.
PLACES OF WORSHIP
and their ministers.
Established Churches :—
Lennox town— Rev. John Y. Scott
Baldernock— Rev. Morisou Bryee
Strathblanc— Rev. Daniel Ferguson
Free Churches:—
Lennox town.— Rev. John DuUo
Str.athblnne— Rev. Thomas Robertson
Baldernock— Rev. William Young
Torrance— Rev. Charles Davidson
United Presbyterian Church, Lennox-
town— Rev. William B. Y. Davidson
Roman Catholic Chapel, Lennoxtown-
Rev. John H. Magina, priest
SHERIFF SMALL DEBT COURT.
Held at tbo Lennox Arms Hotel, Lennox-
town, on the last Thursday in February,
May, August & November
Sheriff Muirhead
Sheriff Substitutes— J aracs Robertson Bun-
tine A Robert Bell
Sheriff Clerk Substitute— Malcolm Baird
Constabulary Station, Milton — James
Savage, constable
Gas Works, Lennoxtown- James Inglis,
manager
Mechanics' Reading Room & Library, Leu-
noxtown— John Kiucaid, librarian
Parochial Board & Rate Offices for the fol-
lowing parishes : — Baldernock, Thomas
M'Ewen, inspector of poor & collector of
rates ; Campsie, John Stewart, inspector of
poor & collector of rates, Lennoxtown;
Strathblaue, Thomas Cullen, inspector of
poor, & John J. M'Eweu, collector of rates,
Strathblano
Registrars of Births, Deaths & Marriages foi-
the following Parishes: — Baldernock,
Thomas M'Ewen, School House ; Campsie,
Malcolm Baird, Lennoxtown ; Strathblaue,
John J. M'Eweu, School House
School Board, Campsie— William White,
clerk, Lennoxtown
Town Hall, Lennoxtown
CONVEYANCE BY RAILWAY,
ON THE BLANE VALLEY BRANCH OF THE
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW SECTION OF THE
NORTH BRITISH LINK.
Station, at Lennoxtown — John Brydon,
station master & goods agent
Station, at Milton, two miles from Lennox-
town — Matthew Fulton, station master
Station, at Blanefiei.d, one mile from Strath-
blant; — John Stockdale, station master
Station, at Campsie Glen— Wm. Beveridge,
station master
Station, at Strathblane— Peter M'Killop,
slation master
Station, at Torrance {on the Kelvin Valley
Line) — William Murdoch, station master
CARRIERS.
To FINTRY, James Edmoud, from Lennox-
town, daily
To GLASGOW, Robert Younger & John
Craig, from Lennoxtown, daily
ST. NINIANS AND BANNOCKBURN,
WITH CAMBUSBATvKON, EAST PLEAN, NEWHOUSE, AND WHINS OF MILTON.
j^I. NIMANS is a considerable Tillage in the parish of its name, about
one mile from Stirling, situate on the road from that town to
trlasgow. The form of the parish is irregular in its extent, but may be
computed at about ten miles from east to west, and about six miles from
north t , south, bounded on the east by the parish of Airth, on the south
by liaroert, Dunipacc, and Denny, on the west by Fintry and Gargun-
rioclc, on the north by the river Forth, which separates it from
.Kincardine, Lecropt, Logie, and Alloa (if a small space occupied by the
parish of Stirling be excepted). It derives its name from the patron
saint of the ancient parish church, the steeple of which still remains,
and is a distinguished curiosity. The church to which this fabric was
formerly attached being used as a powder magazine by the Highlanders
m 174b, was accidently blown up immediately before their retreat to the
north, lhough scarcely one stone of the body of the church was left
upon another, the steeple remained uninjured. The town consists of
one long and rather narrow street, the houses of which are curious and
old-fashioned ; upon many are dates of considerable antiquity, and some
of them have stones upon which various characters and implements are
rudely and grotesquely carved. The dwellings, however, are for the
most part whitewashed, which imparts a lively "appearance to the place ;
and well cultivated grounds and thriving plantations abound in the
vicinity. The places of worship are an Established, a Free, and United
Presbyterian churches. There is also a Board school. St. Ninians has
long been famed for the manufacture of nails ; other staples are the
tanning of leather and the manufacture of Bcrew bolts. Acreage of the
parish, 38.012; population in 1881, 10,423.
Bannockburn is a prosperous manufacturing village in the parish
of St. Ninians, one mile from that place, situate on both sides, but
chiefly on the east bank, of the Bannockburn rivulet, which here runs
through a glen, and after a course of a few miles falls into the Forth.
Few places of its size in Scotland have more rapidly improved of late
years, in consequence of the manufactures that have taken their seat
hero; these consist of tweeds, tartans, and carpets to a considerable
extent. Coal is obtained in the vicinity in great abundance, and a
tannery has been established in the village for a long period. In
this district the country is characterised by long descending braes,
with a northern exposure to the Frith of Forth, and it was
on one of these uplands, between this village and that of St.
Ninians, that was fought on the 24th of June, 1314, the memorable
and decisive battle of Bannockburn, the result of whioh
was the permanent security of the independence of Scotland.
In this conflict the army of the English was defeated with a loss of
thirty thousand men and seven hundred knights. Bruce's forces were
stationed along the front of an eminence called Gillies Hill, and extended
from south-west to north-east, between the farm of Greysteil and the
village of St. Ninians. About half a mile south from the latter, upon
the summit of a commanding elevation called Caldan Hill, is a large
stone, termed the "Bored Stone," having a hole in the top in which the
Scottish king inserted his standard on the day of battle. The height
called the Cat Craig Hill, from which the English king watched the pro-
gress of the battle, has been almost quarried away. About half a mile
from the village of Bannockburn, at Mii.ton, is pointed out the remains
of the miller's house to which James HT. retreated from the battle of
Sauehieburn (fought in 1488), about two miles further to the south-west.
The places of worship are the Established, Free and United Presbyterian
churches. There are two schools in the village, one being under the
Board and the other an endowed school. Two fairs are held in Ban-
nockburn— on the second Tuesday in June and October (old style)
Bannockburn, with Muik, contained in 1871 a population of 2,561 and
in 1881, 4,331. ' '
Cambusbarkon is a village in the parish of St. Ninians, situate one
mile north-west from that plaee, and about the same distance west from
Stirling. Extensive woollen mills, belonging to Messrs. B. Smith and
Son, give employment to the majority of the inhabitants. In the imme-
diate neighbourhood there are also some extensive limekilns. There is
a Free church here, and Board schools were erected in 1875, at a cost of
£4,000. Population returned with the parish.
About three miles from Bannockburn is the village of East Pleah.
containing a hospital for the accommodation of old and indigent men,
more especially soldiers and sailors. Colonel Francis Simpson, of East
Plean, who died in 1831, was the donor, having bequeathed upwards of
£30,000 and an estate for the purpose. The establishment contains
forty-eight inmates, -who are fed, clothed, and have a small allowance of
pocket-money ; the trustees granted the land on which a church has
been erected in connection with the Church of Scotland.
POST OFFICE, St. Ninians, John M'Donald, Post Master.— Letters arrive (from Stirling) at 5 50 and 8 40 a.m. and G 20 n m and am
despatched thereto at 7 a.m., and 4 and 6 20 p.m. The nearest Money Order Office is at Stirling. P ' °
„ .„i PO i T * a F ?r CE ' BAN ™JK?tmN, John Gillespie, Post Afoato-.-Letters arrive (from Stirling) at 6 45 and 9 30 a.m. and 7 20 p m and are des-
patched at 6 15 a.m., and 3 25 and 7 10 p.m. Moneu Order and Telegraph Office and Savings Bank. P '
thereat fS^^S^^^SLSS^oM^^^^t^ W " 9 ^ "* 6 3 ° ^ "* ™ ^^
—MrS™^ at 645 p.m.
%* Letters for the above places should be addressed " near Stirling."
GENTRY AND CLERGY.
Bolton J. C. Esq. m.p. Carbrook House
Buchanan Miss Helen, Newhouse
Buchanan John, Esq. West Plean
Buntine Mr. .Tames R. Coxet hill
Calder Rev. J. (governor & chaplain of Simp-
son's Asylum), East Plean
Chalmers Mr. Alexander, St. Ninians [house
Crawford Mr. Robert, Broomfield Villa, New-
Dougall Mrs. Anne, Newhouse [Bannockburn
Ferguson Mrs. Elizabeth, Pathhead House,
Hume Mr. Andrew, Holly Bank Cottage
Hunter Mrs. Margaret, Pathhead" House,
Bannockburn
Jenkins Mrs. Isabella, St Ninians
Lindsay Mr. Henry, Newhouse
M'Douald Mrs. - , Wester Livelands
M'Farlane Mr. John, Newhouse
M'Grouther Mr, Alexander, Janefield [house
M'Kenzie Rev, Colin, Free Church Manse, New-
Maitltni'l Sir James R. Gibson, Craitfond House,
East Plean
ose Mr. James, Ilayfurd Bq, Cambusbarron
Morrison Rev. Andrew, U.P. Manse, Bannock-
burn
Munroe A. Binning, Esq. of Auchenbowie
Murray Mrs. — , Gurturr
Murray Colonel John (of Touchadam), Polmaise
Muschet John S. Esq. m.d Biikbill
Niveii Rev. Samuel, F. C. Manse, Bannockburn
Paterson Mr. John, Bannockburn [burn
Paterson Mrs. Mary, Pathhead House, Bannock-
Prowett Mr. James, Beechville, Cambusbarron
Rattray Mr. William, Bannockburn
Reid Mrs. Margaret, Bamsdale House, "Whins
of Milton [nockburn
Ritchie Rev. "William B. M.A. The Manse, Ban-
Robertson Miss Cathcrine,Beechwood,Newhouse
Robertson Mr. James, Baunockburn
Robertson Rev. John M. m.a. The Manse
Ross Mr. John M, East Plean House [barron
Smith John H. Esq. Hay ford Villa, Cambus-
Smith Robert, Esq. j.p. Brentham Park
Smith Mr.William.Chapel Bank, Cambusbarron
Stewart Miss — , Barondale
Stott Mr. John, Newhouse
Stuart Sir Allan, Seaton Lodge, Touch
Turnbull Bev. Robert, Free Church Manse.
Cambusbarron
Wilson Alexander, Esq. j.p. Bannockburn House
Wilson Edward L. Esq. Hill Park, Bannockburn
Wilson Mrs. Eliza, View Vale. Bannockburn
SCHOOLS.
Boabd Schools :—
St. Ninians — Robert B. Philip, master;
Margaret Shirra, mistress
Bannockburn — Robert Saunders, master;
Miss M'Laren, mistress
Cambusbarron — George Bowman, master ;
Miss Christie, mistress
East Plean — Hector Towns, master; Agnes
Forfar, mistress
Whins of Milton -John W. N. M 'Inner,
master; Elizabeth Muirhead, mistress
Wilson's Endowed School, Bannockburn—
John Wilson, m.a. mastfr
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