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I'm enjoying this wee debate! I haven't visited the Anti Aircraft Battery but i've seen some photos of it both from the 1940's and from 1999. Must go and see it some time soon. I think this Wallace story needs further examination. I just can't agree with the Airdrie librarian who was sceptical about...

Thanks for your reply's.... Yes, I can see where you're coming from, however around 800 years ago the field boundry probably didn't exist as it is today or at all for that matter. The fact that its a field with a stone on one corner is probably a result of some smart thinking land-owner who decided ...

With William Wallace being a Glasgow chappie, I thought I'd qualify this post by at least refering to his Elderslie origins and start by showing some photos that i took after reading a extract from a book called Airdrie: A Historical Sketch, which was written in 1921. I purchased the book from a New...

I'm sure the farm near Stepps you mention is called Saughs Farm. Someone was talking to me about this recently and I've heard there's still quite a lot of the building remaing so I'm sure it would be worth a visit. Watch out for the headless horse-man though....just kiddin! :D I've seen another farm...