. The parish of Strathblane and its inhabitants from early times : a chapter in Lennox history. in Glasgow. On the death of the latter hisdaughters succeeded, and, as already shown, it was from them acquired by the lateMoses Provan and James Provan of the Townhead of Auchengillan. The otherhalf of Auchengillan Buchanan, now called CRAIGMORE, and consisting of the Laigh or East Park and The Butts, was the share of RobertBrocks wife. They had a son, Robert, who farmed the place himself after hesucceeded, and kept a public-house in what is now Craigmore offices. This wasone of the many places whe
. The parish of Strathblane and its inhabitants from early times : a chapter in Lennox history. in Glasgow. On the death of the latter hisdaughters succeeded, and, as already shown, it was from them acquired by the lateMoses Provan and James Provan of the Townhead of Auchengillan. The otherhalf of Auchengillan Buchanan, now called CRAIGMORE, and consisting of the Laigh or East Park and The Butts, was the share of RobertBrocks wife. They had a son, Robert, who farmed the place himself after hesucceeded, and kept a public-house in what is now Craigmore offices. This wasone of the many places where the well-known Wattie Buchanan and hispassengers in the Drymen coach—the old Northern Champion—used to refreshthemselves on their journey from Glasgow, the wearied horses meanwhile restingfor a few minutes after dragging the lumbering vehicle up the steep hill fromCarbeth. Robert Brock died before 1846, and the lands were put up for sale andbought by Daniel MGregor, stationmaster at Paisley. He improved them con-siderably, and built a house upon them, which he named Craigmore after a. THE BARONY OF MUG DOCK. .j rocky bank covered with hazel and copsewood, on the lands of Carbeth andwithin sight of his new house. Mr. MGregor sold Craigmore in 1855 toJames Ritchie, manager of the Gas Light Company, Glasgow, and it is now inpossession of his family. To complete the history of the twenty shilling land of Auchengillan in Strath-blane we have only to add that a very minute part of it is contained in theestate of Aucheneden, belonging to John J. Pollock, which lies otherwise in theparish of Killearn. This part is situated where Aucheneden and Auchengillanlands join on the Drymen Road, and is part of the Field of Muirland, whichwas formerly possessed pro indiviso by the portioners of Auchengillan, but hasfor long been united to the estate of Aucheneden. 1 CARBETH GUTHRIE. The compact little estate of Carbeth Guthrie was constructed, so to speak,by John Guthrie, West India propri
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