OS1/21/7/25
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANSE [parish, S of Cambuslang] | Reverend. J.S. Johnstone John Hall Schoolmaster Valuation Roll |
011.05 | A superior dwelling having offices garden and glebe land attached, occupied by the Incumbant of the Parish Church. Reverend. J. S. Johnstone | |
| PREACHING BRAE | Preaching Brae | Revd. I.T. Johnstone I. Bain Esqr. D. Gairdner, Factor James Park |
011.05 | A green brae on the east side of a deep ravine near the Parish Church, scooped out by nature in the form of an amphitheatre. At present it is sprinkled over with small bushes and two aged thorns growing side by side near the border of the meandering rivulet which murmurs below " Gazetteer of Scotland. The name is given from the Brae being used in the last century for out-door preaching, which is known as the "Cambuslang Park". As many as 30,000 persons are said to have attended on one occasion. The Pulpit was placed under the Thorn Trees alluded to, and are well known as the "Preaching Trees" The brae is natural and may be considered part of the brow of Kirkhill, on this side. The Churchyard wall on the side next the Brae, is upon Freestone Rock, which varies from 10 to 20 feet in height on the top of the Brae. The name applies from the south east corner of the Churchyard wall to a fence moving westward to the Kirk Burn from the park Road leading to Cairns. |
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