Farming in Clydesdale
By Ed Archer & Paul Archibald Lanark’s rural past
Ploughing and sowing were done with some difficulty in the Middle Ages. Scotland’s wealth in the Middle Ages grew on the backs of sheep Edward I of England’s pennies were commonly used in early Medieval Scotland
Old maps of the Lanark area
Map of Lanark and district Timothy Pont - 1596 Pont’s Map of Lanark – 1596 showing some of the farms More farms from Pont’s map - 1596 Blaeu’s map c.1640 was based on Pont’s map Map out of Renwick’s book on Lanark’s Burgh Charters Map from Renwick’s Burgh Charters based on Roy’s map of Lanark and area c.1760 Ross Map of Lanarkshire c.1770 Skinner’s road map 1773 Forrest’s Map of Lanarkshire c.1813 Detail from Thomson’s Atlas - 1832 Ordnance Survey c.1900 Pictures of Corbiehall Farm
Robiesland Farm
Bonnington Mains
Bonnington House Stables
Old Farm Photographs
These photographs are taken from collections belonging to Lanark Museum and Ed Archer The Old Meal Market - Lanark
Original home of Lawrie & Symington. Now the ALVO Offices – 2 Hope Street - Lanark Lawrie and Symington – Lanark Auction Market c.1880 Lanark Auction Market staff c.1880 Lanark Old Auction Market Milking Competition, Carmichael Show – Carmichael Mill c.1880 Old Villages Symington Pettinain
Thankerton Old Farms
Wester Gladstone Lands - Biggar
Interior of a Pettinain Farm c.1880. Farm belonged to Lamb family. Harvest scenes
Harvest Scene – Pettinain c.1900
Picnic near Pettinain Constructing stacks at Crookboat
Harvest Scene near Biggar c.1930 Haymaking at Harperfield
Old Mills Roberton Mill Crawfordjohn Mill Thankerton Mill Cleghorn Mill near Lanark Farm Animals past and Present
Fallburn Farm Clydesdale at Kittochside Fallburn Sheep shearing at Fallburn Cattle ready for show, Crookboat c.1912 Clydesdale ready for show, Crookboat Sheep dipping c.1880 Crookboat Cattle Droving St Patrick’s Road , Lanark Harvesting at Crookboat
Greenhill Farm, Wiston
Glasshouses c.1910 outside Crossford