The Clyde from its source to the sea, its development as a navigable river, the rise and progress of marine engineering and shipbuilding on its banks, and the leading historical, geological, and meteorological features of the Clyde Valley . :„£ .jA Cadzow Oaks and Cattle, Hamilton. They are of a white colour with black muzzles, and appearstill to retain traces of the wild and untamable spirit oftheir far-back ancestors of the Caledonian forest. After passing the Avon we find three different streamsbearing the name of Calder as tributaries, two of whichflow in on the north side, and one on t
The Clyde from its source to the sea, its development as a navigable river, the rise and progress of marine engineering and shipbuilding on its banks, and the leading historical, geological, and meteorological features of the Clyde Valley . :„£ .jA Cadzow Oaks and Cattle, Hamilton. They are of a white colour with black muzzles, and appearstill to retain traces of the wild and untamable spirit oftheir far-back ancestors of the Caledonian forest. After passing the Avon we find three different streamsbearing the name of Calder as tributaries, two of whichflow in on the north side, and one on the southern sideof the river. As the word Calder is said to indicatea place of wood and water, it is not strange that itshould be applied to several of the well-wooded streamsof this district. The South Calder Water is distinguished 26 THE CLYDE: FROM SOURCE TO SEA. for its fine semicircular arch, supposed to be of Romanorigin, as it is on the line of the Roman road which ranalong the north side of the Clyde. A short distance below is the village of Bothwell with. Roman Bridge over the Gaidar. its curious old church, thus described in the StatisticalSurvey of Scotland:— The Old Church of Bothwell is a very ancient structure,and presents a fine specimen of Gothic architecture. Itwas used in former times as the quire of the collegiatechurch of Bothwell. In Catholic times Bothwell wasthe most important of the five collegiate churches ofLanarkshire. It was established by Archibald Douglas,Lord of Galloway (who married Johanna Moray, heiressof Bothwell), 10th October, 1398, and was confirmed by TOPOGRAPHICAL AND TRIBUTARIES, ETC. 27 a charter from the king, 5th Feb. 1398-9. It was aboutthis period that the present quire was built. The master-mason, as was indicated by an inscription in Saxon letterson a stone near the outer base of the old steeple, nowremoved, was Thomas Tron. The roof is arched andlofty, and presents the most remarkable feature of thebuilding. On the outside i
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