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Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 33 - City of Glasgow, OS1/21/33

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In 1556, during the minority of Mary Queen of Scots, James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, an ancestor of the noble home of Hamilton and nearest heir to the throne after Mary, was appointed Regent, this appointment having been opposed by the Earl of Lennox and the Queen Dowager, an engagement took place at the Butts (now the site of the Infantry Barracks). The citizens taking part with Lennox, the Regent was defeated, which so exasperated him, that, rallying his troops, he entered the town and gave it up to pillage; which was so effectively done that the very doors and windows of the houses were destroyed - New Stat. Acct in P.109

Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 33 - City of Glasgow, OS1/21/33

This volume contains information on place names found in the City of Glasgow.

Ordnance Survey - Lanark county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Lanark, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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