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Carcluie Loch

Carcluie Loch (NS 34894 16186) is a small freshwater loch in the South Ayrshire Council Area, lying in a glacial Kettle Hole, Parish of Dalrymple, Scotland. The loch Blaeu's map of circa 1654 taken from Timothy Pont's map of circa 1600 shows Loch Luy and nearby the dwelling of Kar Cluy. In 1821 the farm was recorded as Kirklewy, but no loch shown. In 1832 Thomson's map shows a small loch at Carcluie. In the 1870s, the OS map shows the loch as roughly oval in shape, covering an area of 0.709 hectares (1.752 acres). The loch is fed by the Carcluie Burn and another burn running down the hill from near the railway, with its outflow leading toward Broomberry. Drainage The loch's drainage may have begun in the early 18th century when Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton, was pursuing a number of agricultural improvements on his extensive estates. Further drainage work may have been carried out in the 1740s as part of improvements aimed at providing employment for Irish estate workers during the Irish potato famines of the 1740s and the mid-19th century. Many drainage schemes also date to the end of World War I, when large numbers of soldiers returned to civilian life. Island Smith records that the former roughly circular island within the loch, having all the appearance of a crannog once had 'pile-heads' in the water around it. A casual inspection did not reveal any supporting evidence. Smith gives the spelling as 'Carclui'. The island is no longer visible (2011), the SW end of the loch being entirely overgrown with reeds. Probing at the position of the island shown on the OS 1:10,000 map recorded that the natural deposits in this part of the loch are over 2 m deep. A 1993 investigation sees the site as possessing an island and not a crannog. Situation The loch was on the route of the old road from Straiton to Kirkmichael and onto Dalrymple. Natural history Extensive areas of reeds (Phragmites sp.) are present. The site is listed on the WEBS register of the Wetlands Birds Survey scheme. The loch is a Scottish Wildlife Trust provisional wildlife site. The loch margins are dominated by rushes (Juncus sps) with willow scrub and a conifer plantation. Common house martins (Delichon urbicum) use the loch and its margins as a feeding area until late September. See also Loch Fergus Lindston Loch, South Ayrshire Martnaham Loch Snipe Loch References Notes Sources
Cardinal Newman High School, Bellshill

Cardinal Newman High School is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, comprehensive secondary school located in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The school was formed by the amalgamation of Elmwood Secondary, St. Saviour's High School and St. Catherine's. The school's catchment area includes Bellshill, Mossend, Viewpark, Birkenshaw and Tannochside. The feeder primary schools are St Gerard's, Sacred Heart, Holy Family and John Paul II (St John the Baptist Primary in Uddingston [was re-aligned to Holy Cross High School, Hamilton). Senior management The Headteacher is Mr Lang, he is assisted by 3 Depute Heads. Mrs T McDade (S5-S6), Mrs H McGhee (S1-S2) and Mrs Murray (S3-S4). Name In 1977, the school was named after Cardinal Henry Newman by Monsignor Philip Flanagan, the then Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Parish and a former Rector of the Scots College in Rome. Uniform The uniform for all pupils is a white shirt, black trousers or a black skirt and a black blazer. S1-S4 pupils wear a striped blue, yellow and red tie, whereas S5 years wear a plain blue tie and S6 pupils have the same tie with red stripes. The S6 blazer is black with blue braiding. Houses The school has four houses all named after Scottish Saints, Andrew, Columba, Kentigern and Ninian. Upgrade In 2017, North Lanarkshire Council pledged £2 million to the school as part of a modernisation scheme to develop more facilities for the school. This funding was used to open a multi-use games area at the rear of the school during the session of the 40th anniversary of the school. In the media The school was featured in the Scottish Catholic Observer newspaper and website after a group of staff and pupils embarked on a pilgrimage to Cofton Park, Birmingham to attend the beatification mass of the school's namesake. In February 2013, Cardinal O'Brien visited the school to bless a large set of Rosary beads to launch the Mission Matter Rosary Campaign. Notable alumni Steven Bonnar (b. 1981) - Scottish National Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (UK Parliament constituency) (2019- ) Chris Maguire (b. 1989) - professional footballer, Lincoln City F.C. Shaun Rooney (b. 1996) - professional footballer, St Johnstone F.C. Anthony Ralston (b. 1998) - professional footballer, Celtic F.C., Scotland men's national football team Barry Maguire (b. 1998) - professional footballer, Motherwell F.C. Ciaran McKenna (b. 1998) - professional footballer, Partick Thistle F.C. Barry Burns, Scottish musician best known for his work with post-rock band Mogwai Notable teachers A notable teacher at the school was William Collum, a football referee in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Football League and UEFA competitions, who was the principal teacher of religious education. References External links HMIE Report School website Cardinal Newman's page on LTS's 'Scottish Schools Online' Education Scotland - Summarised inspection findings for Cardinal Newman High School, Bellshill - 07/03/17
Cargilfield Preparatory School

Cargilfield Preparatory School is a Scottish private co-educational boarding and prep school in Edinburgh, Scotland. History Cargilfield was founded in 1873 by Rev Daniel Charles Darnell an Episcopalian and former master at Rugby School and was the first independent preparatory school in Scotland. Originally, the school was located at Cargilfield, a large villa on South Trinity Road in the Trinity area of Edinburgh. It was sometimes referred to as Cargilfield Trinity School. It largely served as a feeder school to nearby Fettes College. In 1899, the school relocated to Barnton. In the period 2003–2012, the headmaster was John Elder. Among the changes he made to the school was the abolition of homework. In 2014, the UK government named the school in a list of 25 UK employers which had failed to pay workers the national minimum wage, for underpaying an artist in residence by £3,739. The school responded that it had rectified this situation as soon as it was made aware of it, and apologised. The school has reached the finals of the UKMT Team Mathematics Challenge competition in five consecutive years (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. ) Notable former pupils See also Category:People educated at Cargilfield School James Balfour-Melville (1882–1915), cricketer and soldier Robin Barbour KCVO MC (1921–2014), Church of Scotland minister and author Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll (born 1968) John Lorne Campbell of Canna (1906-1996) landowner and folklorist Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton (1863–1930), electrical engineer Euan Hillhouse Methven Cox (1893–1977), botanist and horticulturist George Denholm (1908–1997), Second World War flying ace Thomas Gillespie (1892–1914), Olympic rower Sandy Gunn, photographic reconnaissance Spitfire pilot, executed in 1944 after the Great Escape Sir William Oliphant Hutchison (1889–1970), portrait and landscape painter Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson (1880–1952), Unionist politician and judge Logie Bruce Lockhart (1921–2020), Scotland international rugby union footballer and headmaster Andrew Lownie (born 1961), historian and author Hugh Mackenzie (1913–1996), Royal Navy officer Donald M. MacKinnon (1913–1994), philosopher and theologian Sir Thomas Stewart Macpherson (1920–2014), soldier Duncan Menzies, Lord Menzies (born 1953), judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland Victor Noel-Paton, Baron Ferrier (1900–1992), soldier and business man William Robert Ogilvie-Grant (1863–1924), ornithologist Lewis Robertson (1883–1914), Scotland rugby footballer and soldier William Roy Sanderson (1907–2008), minister, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1967 Sir Samuel Strang Steel of Philiphaugh Bt, landowner and Conservative politician. George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie (1931-2003), Conservative politician and banker References External links Official Website Profile on the Independent Schools Council website Media related to Cargilfield School at Wikimedia Commons
Carluke High School

Carluke High School is a secondary school located in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The school serves pupils from Carluke and the surrounding villages of Braidwood, Forth, Law, Kilncadzow and Yieldshields. Since 2019, the head teacher has been Steve Duffy. As of 2007, the school roll stood at 1,226 pupils. Pupil Leadership The school operates a pupil leadership structure which includes school captains and a pupil council. The current school captains are Mirin Scott, Finlay MacKenzie, Findlay Obinna, and Dervla Donnelly. The current school dux is Joseph Seed. History Carluke High School underwent a major redevelopment as part of South Lanarkshire Council’s secondary schools modernisation programme. Construction of the new school building began in 2005 on the original site. The majority of the former building was demolished, with the exception of the Physical Education block, which remains standing and now forms part of Carluke Leisure Centre. Campus and facilities The modern school campus includes general teaching classrooms, specialist subject rooms, and sports facilities. The close connection with Carluke Leisure Centre allows pupils access to indoor sports halls and fitness facilities as part of the physical education curriculum. Curriculum Carluke High School follows the Curriculum for Excellence framework, offering a broad range of subjects at National, Higher, and Advanced Higher levels. The school places an emphasis on academic attainment, vocational learning, and personal development. Extracurricular activities The school offers a variety of extracurricular activities, including sports teams, clubs, and leadership opportunities. Pupils are encouraged to take part in wider achievement programmes and community-based initiatives. References External links Carluke High School website Carluke High School on Scottish Schools Online
Carnell Estate

Carnell House is a mansion house and estate near the village of Hurlford about 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Kilmarnock in South Ayrshire, Scotland, 25 miles (40 km) from Glasgow. Carnell was previously known as Cairn Hill and dates back to 1276. The house is set within a 2000-acre Estate which is divided into gardens, woodlands and farms. The present form of the house dates back to 1843, although the earlier towers adjoin the newer additions. The house is home to the Findlay Family whose ancestry includes William Wallace. Ferrier-Hamilton, Hamilton-Findlay. It was built by the Wallace Family and in 1750 was referred to as ‘Cairnhill’ on General Roy's map of 1750. Colonel John Ferrier Hamilton later made considerable improvements to the Estate and in 1843 he commissioned William Burn to build a new house. Georgina Findlay-Hamilton, John's granddaughter, upon inheriting the estate in 1904, made further alterations and was responsible for initially cultivating the 10 acre gardens the estate has today. It then passed to her son-in-law and daughter, Commander and Mrs J B Findlay and then to her son John R Findlay in 1965. Garden House was built in 1973 inside the walled garden. The house is now owned by John's second son Michael who usually resides there with his family. The keep adjoining the house dates from the 15th century; it rises to three storeys and a garret, which has a parapet corbelled-out. The vaulted basement has a wide kitchen fireplace. In August 2025, United States Vice President JD Vance stayed at the estate while visiting on a private holiday. References External links Official site Robert Burns and the Carnell Estate Lime Kilns, Fiveways, South Ayrshire. Researching the Life and Times of Robert Burns Researcher's site.
Carnoustie Panmure F.C.

Carnoustie Panmure Football Club are a Scottish Junior football club from the town of Carnoustie, Angus. They currently compete in the Midlands Premier League. History Formed in 1936, they are nicknamed the Gowfers due to the town's well-established links to the sport of golf ("gowf" in Scots). They play at Laing Park, to which they moved in 2004, having previously played at Westfield Park. The club received significant investment in the late 1990s, which has allowed them to emerge as one of the stronger Tayside clubs participating in the East Region. The pinnacle of their achievements was winning the Scottish Junior Cup in 2004. The club has an academy with players aged 5–8yrs, a youth set up with teams from 9s to under-19s, two amateur teams using the Carnoustie YM name and four girls teams from Monifieth Ladies. In 2013 the club became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation to provide a pathway for players from Youth to Adult football and to improve sports facilities in the town. In 2013 the club had 350 players across 18 teams. Carnoustie Panmure compete in the Midlands League in which they were back to back winners of the championship in its first two seasons, 2021–22 and 2022–23. They did not meet the licensing requirements to be promoted to the Highland League, their reward instead being entry to the senior Scottish Cup as an unlicensed club (in 2022–23 they won two ties before being eliminated in the Second round). Honours Scottish Junior Cup Winners: 2003–04 Runners-up: 2000–01 SJFA Midlands League Winners: 2021–22, 2022–23 Other honours East of Scotland Junior Cup: 2022–23 Tayside Premier Division winners: 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81 East Region Tayside Premier winners: 2003–04 Tayside Division One winners: 1970–71, 1991–92 Dundee Junior League winners: 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1964–65, 1965–66 Currie (Findlay & Co) Cup: 1971–72, 1975–76, 1977–78, 2002–03, 2006–07 North End Challenge Cup: 2001–02, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08 DJ Laing Homes League Cup: 2000–01 Intersport Cup: 1994–95 Division One (Downfield SC Cup) winners: 1989–90 Tayside Drybrough Cup: 1975–76, 1977–78 Tayside Regional Cup: 1975–76, 1977–78 Arbroath & District Cup: 1936–37 Courier Cup: 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54 Cream of the Barley Cup: 1977–78 North & Tayside Inter-Regional Cup: 2017–18 Notable former managers Phil McGuire Ally Gallacher Bobby Geddes George O'Boyle External links Club website
Carolside, Scottish Borders

Carolside is an estate by the Leader Water, in the Scottish Borders. It is located one mile (1.6 km) north of Earlston, in the former county of Berwickshire. The house and estate The late-18th-century house is a category B listed building, and is set in a former deer park. It was based on a design for Chesterfield House, Mayfair, London by the architect Isaac Ware. The drawing room contains a fireplace designed by Pietro Bossi, taken from Baronscourt, County Tyrone, around 1948. The walled gardens include a national collection of pre-1900 Gallica roses, and are open to the public in July each year, as part of the Scotland's Gardens scheme. The grounds of the site are 366 acres (148 ha) in size with a wide variety of trees, some oak and chestnuts being over 200 years old. Also on the estate is Park Bridge, a balustraded arch bridge linking the policies of Carolside House and those of Leadervale on the other side of the Leader. The bridge dates to the late 18th century, and has been compared with other bridges designed by Alexander Stevens and William Elliot. See also List of places in the Scottish Borders References Forman, S (1955). "Carolside House". Scottish Field. 103 (630): 38–39. Indexes to the Services of Heirs in Scotland, Edinburgh 1863, gives a time of death for James Lauder of Carolside, Berwickshire, and Whitslaid, Selkirkshire, as January 1799.
Carradale House, Argyll and Bute

Carradale House is a Grade B listed mansion house near Carradale, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Constructed in the 17th century, the house was extended in 1844 for Richard Campbell and designed by David Bryce and William Burn. In 1861 Colonel David Carrick Robert Carrick-Buchanan JP DL KCB (1825–1904) of the Buchanans of Drumpellier, Lanarkshire acquired the estate. On 18 November 1869 the Edinburgh Evening Courant reported that: An Eye-Witness writes:- About forty years ago, a whale came on shore on the coast of Kintyre, at a small bay near Carradale, measuring 94 feet long. The jawbones now form a gateway at Carradale House, so high that I think a moderately-heaped hay-cart could easily pass through, though the bones are stuck in the ground sufficiently far to support them. Carradale then belonged, oddly enough, to Mr Campbell, a cousin to the Earl of Wemyss. The estate came up for sale in 1935 when it was described as follows: Carradale is situated in Kintyre, on the shores of the Kilbrannan Sound, 15 miles from Campbeltown. The lands are among the most important in the county extending to 15,000 acres and including ten farms, the village of Carradale, pier, 63 small houses and shops and yacht anchorage, &c. Carradale House is a comfortable moderate-sized residence. The gardens are noted for their display of rhodedendrons. Both banks of the whole of the Carradale River are included in the translation. There are salmon and sea trout, netting rights, and excellent pheasant, grouse, black game, woodcock and snipe shooting. In addition there are large rabbit warrens…. Estate feu-duties of over £256 per annum secured on modern cottage property, and there are also valuable feuing sites available without interfering with the amenity of the estate. The annual rental is £2,517 [(equivalent to £154,800 in 2025),] with small burdens. Dick Mitchison, Baron Mitchison and his wife Naomi Mitchison bought the house in 1938 and she lived there until her death in 1999. A fire in October 1947 at the house destroyed the electricity generating plant which supplied the house, estate cottages, and the village hall. A second fire in 1969 destroyed the courtyard to the north of the house. This was later rebuilt. Notes References Newton, Norman. Kintyre, David & Charles, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7153-2888-0
Carradale Point Fort

Carradale Point Fort, also known locally as Dun Carradale, is a vitrified Iron Age hillfort located on Carradale Point, a rocky headland near the village of Carradale in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The fort occupies a narrow peninsula that projects into Kilbrannan Sound, overlooking the Isle of Arran. The site is approximately 15 metres above sea level, and at high tide, it can be partially separated from the mainland. Structure and dimensions The interior of the fort measures about 56.5 metres by 23 metres, enclosing an area of approximately 0.1 hectares. The primary enclosure is defined by a continuous stone wall, now mostly reduced to a grass-covered bank around 4.5 metres wide. Vitrified sections, where stone has been fused by intense heat, are visible along the wall, with the most substantial remains located on the eastern side, where vitrified core reaches heights of up to 1.5 metres. Entrances and outworks A break in the rampart on the south-eastern side, flanked by large vitrified masses, is interpreted as the original entrance. Additional defensive outworks include a stony bank approximately 5.5 metres thick that ascends the slope from the shore to meet the main wall just south of this entrance. The lack of bonding between the bank and the main rampart suggests that it was added after the initial construction, possibly to reinforce the approach. Defensive features Short lengths of stone walling and facings block natural gullies leading from the shore, forming secondary barriers. These structural additions are preserved in the form of scattered outer facing stones and rubble cores. Inside the enclosure, undulating scarps are visible, which may represent ancient quarrying or modifications made during the construction phase. Modern condition and survey The fort was first documented by David Christison in 1898 and later surveyed by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in 1971. Sections of outer stone facing noted by Christison on the northwest side have since deteriorated, while more recent site visits have recorded previously unnoted exposures at the southeast corner. An oval depression located about 7.5 metres to the north of the fort is considered modern in origin. Archaeology and description The fort is oval in shape, with the enclosing wall built of stone and turf, surrounding a slightly raised internal platform. This interior area may have contained timber structures, possibly roundhouses consistent with Iron Age settlement patterns in western Scotland. The less steep western approach is considered the likely position of the original main entrance. Natural rock outcrops were incorporated into the defensive layout. See also Iron Age Scotland List of hillforts in Scotland Dunadd Kintyre Way Notes
Carriden House

Carriden House ist ein Herrenhaus in der schottischen Stadt Bo’ness in der Council Area Falkirk. 1980 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten zunächst in der Kategorie B aufgenommen. Die Hochstufung in die höchste Kategorie A erfolgte 2006. Des Weiteren bildet es mit verschiedenen Außengebäuden ein Denkmalensemble der Kategorie B. Geschichte John Hamilton of Lettrick ließ Carriden House im Jahre 1602 als Tower House errichten. Es gibt Indizien, die nahelegen, dass bereits ein Vorgängerbau an diesem Ort existierte, von welchem Fragmente in den Neubau integriert wurden. Des Weiteren liegt das Gebäude nahe einem ehemaligen römischen Fort am Antoninuswall, sodass der Grund möglicherweise bereits seit der Zeit der römischen Besatzung dauerhaft besiedelt ist. Im späten 17. Jahrhundert erwarb die Familie Mylne, eine bekannte Familie von Steinmetzen, Carriden House und fügten unter anderem den Ostflügel hinzu. Im Laufe des 18. Jahrhunderts wechselte das Anwesen mehrfach den Besitzer. Um 1750 wurden die umliegenden Gärten angelegt, wobei der Grund aufgeschüttet und dadurch das ehemalige Erdgeschoss zu einem Kellergeschoss umfunktioniert wurde. Im Jahre 1814 erwarb der Marineoffizier George Johnstone Hope das Gebäude und vererbte es an seinen Sohn, den Admiral James Hope. Dieser zeichnet für zahlreiche signifikante Umgestaltungen verantwortlich und gründete für seine Arbeiter die nahegelegene Plansiedlung Muirhouses. In den folgenden Jahrhunderten wechselten die Eigentümer abermals mehrfach, bis der schottische Energieversorger das Anwesen erwarb. Es war geplant, Carriden House niederzureißen, um benötigte Flächen für einen Kraftwerksbau zu schaffen. Dies wurde jedoch nie in die Tat umgesetzt. Nachdem das Gebäude einige Zeit leergestanden hatte, wurde es gegen Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts an eine Privatperson verkauft und restauriert. Beschreibung Carriden House liegt östlich von Bo’ness inmitten eines weitläufigen Grundstücks. Ursprünglich handelte es sich um ein Tower House mit L-förmigem Grundriss, das mehrfach umgestaltet und erweitert wurde. Das Mauerwerk des zwei- bis dreistöckigen Gebäudes besteht aus Bruchstein. Die südexponierte Frontseite mit ihren auskragenden Elementen und Scharwachttürmen ist ein Werk Alexander Mylnes. Der Eingangsbereich ist im Tudorstil gestaltet. Er ist über eine breite Vortreppe zugänglich. Darüber ist ein Wappen zusammen mit dem Baujahr 1863 eingelassen. Die Dächer sind mit grauem Schiefer eingedeckt. Eine verhältnismäßig hohe Bruchsteinmauer umfriedet das Anwesen. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Eintrag zu Bo’ness, Carriden House auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch)