Renfrewshire is made up of the following towns and villages: Bishopton, Bridge of Weir, Brookfield, Crosslee, Elderslie, Erskine, Houston, Howwood, Inchinnan, Johnstone, Kilbarchan, Langbank, Linwood, Lochwinnoch, Paisley, Ralston, Ranfurly, and Renfrew. Renfrewshire had the last mass execution for witchcraft in western Europe when the Paisley Witches were condemned to death. Maybe it is due to a curse left over from these witches that we find […]
Lanarkshire is modernly split into North and South Lanarkshire. North Lanarkshire is formed of the following towns: Cumbernauld, Coatbridge, Airdrie, Motherwell, Wishaw, Bellshill, and Kilsyth. South Lanarkshire is home to Britain’s first Hydro-Electric Power Station in New Lanark. It generates 11 megawatts (MW) of power from the falls of the Clyde Reserve. The main towns are Lanark, East Kilbride, Hamilton, Carluke, Cambuslang, Blantyre, Strathaven, Rutherglen, […]
The main island in the Firth of Clyde, Arran has been continuously inhabited since the 6th century by various people from the Irish colonists, to Norwegian vikings, to the modern scottish people. While a small island,10 miles wide by 20 miles long, there are seven villages: Lamlash, Shiskine Valley (including Blackwaterfoot and Macherie), Brodick, Corrie and Sannox, Lochranza, Whiting Bay, and Kilmory. Both the Isle […]
Birthplace of Robert Burns, Ayrshire is a county of great natural beauty and you can walk the whole of the coastline of Ayrshire as part of the Ayrshire Coastal Path. This 84 mile long path takes you along the the beaches and cliffs, pointing out the most notable sights and interesting places such as smuggling caves at the start between Glenapp Kirk and Ballantrae. Further […]
Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland, is well known for being the birthplace of John Muir, the famous conservationist. Locally known as “Sunny Dunny”, Dunbar receives the least amount of rain and the most hours of sunlight in Scotland, making it a beautiful place to visit! An excellent way to see Dunbar and the areas around it is to hike the 215 kilometre route: John Muir […]