Carnwath
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Carnwath is a moorland village on the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village lies about thirty miles south of both Edinburgh and Glasgow. It is bounded by the North Medwin and South Medwin watercourses.
Its current population is about 1,400. The area is agricultural, but the locality also serves as a commuter dormitory for the large cities nearby. The combination of agricultural machinery, a through-traffic of heavy lorries, and peak-time commuter traffic, all means the local roads are seriously congested.
There are proposals for a large windfarm nearby at Harrows Law.
Very nearby at Dunsyre is the famous Little Sparta.
[edit] History
The Clan Lamont were driven from their homeland to settle in Carnwath. They later became Covenanters. The Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-1885) said of the village: "Long a dingy and disagreeable place, it has been greatly improved".
There is a gothic church that dates from 1798, directly abutting the former tiny church of 1424.
Famous people from Carnwath include Robert Anderson, and the Ordnance Gazetteer remarks that: "the minor poet, James Graeme (1749-72)" was a resident of the locality.
[edit] External links
- www.carnwath.org.uk - a local man's page of maps and photos.
- Dunysre Holiday Camp
