t h e

t h e b e e

2 - 3 h r s o w a l k T : i m e t

’ s H a u g h o B a r o n t h e B a t h h o u s e t

m i l e 6 s . 5 R o u g h l y D i s t a n c e :

E a s y D i ffi c u l t y :

• y
• y e d b

v a l o l e v n y . o r g / e x p . l c o l w r y e d w e w a n d a

l o c a l l a n d s c a p e h e r o e s t r a f r i l o o m n t l r i a n i e l t h a e w t f o o l t l o
V A L P p r o j e c t s a n d s e e t h e F i n d o u t m o r e a b o u t C

• e v
• u F t u r e s h a P h

e r e s t t h a o t r i c h a l i s

• y y w o u a
• e s o f

• o m
• o t s l a c n d . c

e l l a H l D z o u

d o o r . o a w u c c t w e w s s - t r a i l : o r i c h i s t t h e o t

a r P k o d C e y w r h t e n n u o a c c e C e s d s y i l n c g h t h a e r t t S a o t S t i c s h e s O u u o t h h t a B n m o a R e h t
R e m e m b e r t e s y o u f r o m T h e

• m 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1
• 0 0 5
• 0
• 0 0 5

c c e s s d o o r A w t h e o f o l l o

• o m
• o t l a n d . e c v l i n e t r s a c

i n f o r m a t i o n o m e v r c d r u g

t r a n s p o p r u t b v l i c a h e l p s d i ff e r e n t o h o l p r a o n b d
. w w w o t g o o F r . t r a i l t h e o f

p e o a s s i s a

p a r t s

o Y u c a n a l s o u F t e u a r s e i l s y a c c P e h s s o y . e n o i x t d a

• t r a i l t . h o e t
• a c c w e s s a l l o y

’ s H a u g h t h a R t S P B B a r o n t h a l e g a r k y a n P d o a u C t n l t a r c i r o t s i h t n a t r o p m i t f e l a r o e u v n d S t r a t h c l y d e a l V l e y

• a r e p a r T k h i n e g r o e v p n l a c e s
• y b t h

c h a t h e

s e e e a v l o n g t h e t r a i l .

e r s t h a y t m y o w a u a r k w e i l s l

c e l e b t r a t i l T h e r a T i l .

p u r p t h l e w e o F l l o o n a c t e . s o e e r H p e c a d s l L c a a o n L e d i n s t a o g c m e p s l o e r t a l l V A L P C H m i l e s l o n g a n d o c r a k n i n b g e w b e i t

• a r o i s u n d t r a i l T h e e v u F t u r e s h a P h
• 6 . 5

t h e h a - h a w a l l

o r e o r e s t o r k i n g t u t u r e s w P h o e n i x F

• O E S
• A P E H E A R N D A S C L O L C Y A L
• M O

• A N T D L O :
• P H

Phoenix Futures have contributed to the creation of the heritage trail, as part of this Historic Environment Scotland supported CAVLP Heritage programme, managed by Northlight Heritage, a partner on the Heritage Lottery Fund and LEADER supported Clyde and Avon

Valley Landscape Partnership (CAVLP).

Local Landscape Heroes

PHOENIX FUTURES

TRAIL

“And now the groves of Hamilton appear,

Th’ enamour’d flood retards its progress here:

Unnumber ’ d b eauties crowd the verdant plain,
And sweetly mingle with the Sylvan scene. Here art and nature, seeming to contest, Not more to please us, than delude us best,
Disguise their form, and   borrow ’ d p ostures chuse;
Nature is regular, and art profuse.
In these retreats a long illustrious line
Their fair abode th’ indulgent pow ’ r s assign;
A race of Heroes fam ’ d i n ages past;
Oh, may their virtues propagate and last!’

Extract from Glotta (The Clyde)
By James Arbuckle - 1721

CAVLPHeritage @CAVLPHeritage @cavlp_heritage

www.clydeandavonvalley.org

RIVER CLYDE

• ROMAN
• STRATHCLYDE

COUNTRY PARK

.

• 3
• .
• 1
• 5.

BATHHOUSE

Three-headed Celtic

carved stone found near the River Clyde by Cambusnethan

Workers at

Phoenix Futures restoring the Bathhouse the Hamilton Palace Colliery, Bothwellhaugh in 1899

Priory (A.1967.16,

reproduced courtesy of

Glasgow Museums)

Strathclyde Country Park covers 4km² providing space

for leisure and sporting activities. Strathclyde Loch

was only created in the 1970s, partly covering the site of the mining village of Bothwellhaugh which had

existed since the 1880s. Lanarkshire’s mining heritage

still leaves its mark on the landscape today, which is

testament to the hard work, ingenuity and sacrifice of the miners. A local myth is that the ruins of the village

are still submerged below the loch today, however all structures were removed before the creation of

the loch.

Roman Bathhouse excavation team from 1970s

People have been living in the Clyde and Avon Valley for thousands of years with each generation leaving

its mark or influence on the landscape. The River Clyde has been revered since the earliest times. The

Celtic people that lived here two thousand years ago

named the river Clut. This related to one of their

goddesses, Clota, whose name comes from the root

“clau” meaning to wash, giving her the name “The Washer” or “She who Cleanses”.

Fromapproximately142AD

to 165AD this bathhouse

served the soldiers of the Bothwellhaugh Roman

Fort. The site was excavated

in the 1970s by a team led

by Jim Walker and Lawrence

Keppie and was later dismantled and rebuilt in

its current location in 1980.

The site has been restored in

CLYDE BRIDGE

• .
• 4

JAPANESE GARDENS

6.

The Japanese Gardens were originally created by

Lady Sybil Hamilton who lived in
Dalzell House and was a pioneering

horticulturist. The gardens have

been renovated by Phoenix

Futures. It is said the gardens

were inspired by a trip Lady

Jim & Lawrence

partnership with Phoenix Futures, North Lanarkshire

Countryside Rangers and CAVLP Heritage.

ROMAN FORT

The Old Clyde Bridge in ruins

.
2

Sybil and Lord Gavin took

to Japan. You can visit

Lady Sybil and Lord Gavin’s beautiful mausoleum at St Patrick’s Graveyard, along with Lord Gavin’s temple
Though not much can be seen on the surface today this is the location of a 2nd Century AD Roman Fort, built during the Emperor Antonine’s occupation of

Scotland. It would have been the base for about 500 Roman troops and was connected to other

Roman forts in Lanarkshire by the Roman roads

that still criss-cross the landscape today. The fort was excavated in the 1930s by J.M. Davidson and again in 1960s by G. Maxwell.
Built between 1928 and 1932 the Clyde Bridge connects Motherwell and Hamilton. It replaced the

earlier Hamilton Bridge, which in turn had replaced

The Old Clyde Bridge. The Old Clyde Bridge was built

in 1780 with the assistance of James Watt and John Smeaton (the “father of civil engineering”). The old bridge was washed away in 1807 during a flood, Watt said the bridge was “founded on a muddy bottom”, which ultimately may have been its downfall.

which he built as a memorial

to his beloved wife.

Lady Sybil Hamilton of

Dalzell (Image courtesy of the Hamilton Advertiser)

PHOENIX

• ST PATRICK’S
• DALZELL HOUSE &

• .
• 7
• .
• 9

VIEW

11.

• GRAVEYARD
• COVENANTERS OAK

Dalzell House was originally built by the Dalzell Family in the

15th Century AD, as

a lordly, defended residence, which can still be seen in the central part of

the building. Later
St Patrick’s may date back to the early Medieval

period, some 1000 years ago, when this area was

ruled by the Kingdom of Strathclyde. Early Christian

churches were often built in places associated with holy wells, as seen here with nearby St Patrick’s

Well. St Patrick’s Kirk was demolished in 1798 and the stone used to build the Dalzell mausoleum. Volunteers from Clydesdale Community Initiatives

have helped to clean up St Patrick’s Graveyard and

record many previously unknown stones.

Area of William

Roy’s Lowland map showing the landscape around Dalzell

c.1750s

additions were made

Gardens at Dalzell House

Phoenix View was an overgrown area of woodland which was cleared up through the hard work of

Phoenix Futures. A local walker dubbed the location “Phoenix View” for its views over the Clyde Valley which are now accessible thanks to the group. In

celebration, a seat with the Phoenix Futures logo was

placed in the area. The trees that lead down to the

river were part of the original designed landscape and

were mapped by William Roy in the 1750’s.

through the centuries, leaving us with one of the most important historical

buildings in North Lanarkshire. Close to the house

is potentially the oldest living thing in Lanarkshire,

the Covenanters Oak. This tree got its name from

the services that took place under its branches

during the Covenanting period of the late 1600s.

HA-HA WALL

8.

“Old Parish Cemetery” by Jack Sloan c.1980s

BARON’S ORCHARD

• 0.
• 1

BARON’S HAUGH

Invoice from a Clyde

Valley based fruit

12.

Baron’s Haugh has been described as “an urban wildlife gem” and is managed by RSPB Scotland. The Hamilton Local RSPB Members’ Group were

instrumental in persuading the RSPB to acquire this once industrial landscape and converting it into a

nature reserve in 1981. The reserve is an example

of the ways in which our industrial heritage can be enhanced to provide habitats to support local wildlife

and parkland for the community to enjoy.

preserver from 1945
“Ha Ha” at Dalzell by Jack
Sloan c.1980s

Phoenix Futures

restoring the ha-ha wall

Once part of the Dalzell Estate, the Baron’s Orchard has been replanted and maintained by the RSPB

and local volunteers. The orchard could potentially be Medieval in origin, originally being called “Baron’s Yaird” and adjoining the house of Baron Nisbet of Dalzell. The Clyde

Valley was once the fruit basket of Scotland and local organisations such as the Clyde Valley Orchards are striving to restore and develop this important part

of the rural landscape economy.

The parkland around Dalzell House is one of the most important designed landscapes in Scotland, with many of its original features still surviving, including its

ha-ha. A ha-ha is a wall which would provide a clear view across fields, without “spoiling” the view like a traditional wall. To do this the ha-ha was sunk into the

ground with the garden level on top and a ditch on the other side to prevent livestock wandering through the

gardens. The name is said to come from the surprise you get upon noticing the wall. This feature has been restored by Phoenix Futures and local volunteers.

Special thanks to the Hamilton Town House

Library, the Hamilton Advertiser and artist Jack
Sloan for the use of their images.