Cambuslang (
Scottish GaelicScottish Gaelic is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages, and is distinct from the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages, which includes Welsh, Cornish, and Breton. Scottish, Manx and Irish Gaelic are all descended from Old Irish...
for
Camas Long from
camas – river bend,
long – ship) is a largely suburban area on the south-eastern outskirts of
GlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
,
ScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
located within the local authority area of
South LanarkshireSouth Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....
. Historically, it was a large rural
ParishA parish is a territorial unit that was usually historically served by a local church. This administrative unit is typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Church of Sweden, United Methodist, and Presbyterian churches...
incorporating nearby hamlets of Newton, Flemington and
HalfwayHalfway is a largely suburban area on the south-eastern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland located within the local authority area of South Lanarkshire. It is located near the town of Cambuslang. Halfway encompasses the smaller areas of Lightburn, Flemington and Hallside. The district also has the...
. It is known as "
the largest village in Scotland", with a population of around 24,500. The town is located just south of the
River ClydeThe River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
—about south-east of the centre of Glasgow. It has a long history of coal mining, iron and steel making and ancillary engineering works, most recently
HooverThe Hoover Company started out as an American floor care manufacturer based in North Canton, Ohio. It also established a major base in the United Kingdom and for most of the early-and-mid-20th century, it dominated the electric vacuum cleaner industry, to the point where the "hoover" brand name...
. Small manufacturing businesses continue but most employment in the area comes from the distribution or service industries.
History
Cambuslang is an ancient part of Scotland where
Iron AgeIn archaeology, the Iron Age is the prehistoric period in any area during which cutting tools and weapons were mainly made of iron or steel. The adoption of this material coincided with other changes in society, including differing agricultural practices, religious beliefs and artistic styles.The...
remains loom over 21st century housing developments. The
History of CambuslangCambuslang is an ancient part of Scotland where Iron Age remains loom over 21st century housing developments. The History of Cambuslang mirrors and gives life to the general History of Scotland. The Geography of Cambuslang explains a great deal of its history...
mirrors and gives life to the general
History of ScotlandThe history of Scotland begins around 14,000 years ago, when humans first began to inhabit what is now Scotland after the end of the Devensian glaciation, the last ice age...
. The the local geography explains a great deal of its history. It has been very prosperous over time, depending first upon its agricultural land, (supplying food, then
woolWool is a fibrous protein derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles. The wool is taken from animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals including: goats, llamas, and rabbits may also be called wool...
, then
linenLinen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant, Linum usitatissimum. Linen is labor-intensive to manufacture, but when it is made into garments, it is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather....
) then the mineral resources under its soil (
limestoneLimestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite . The deposition of limestone strata is often a by-product and indicator of biological activity in the geologic record...
and
coalCoal is a readily combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock normally occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
, and, to some extent,
ironIron is a metallic chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. Iron is a group 8 and period 4 element and is therefore classified as a transition metal. Iron and iron alloys are by far the most common metals and the most common ferromagnetic materials in everyday use...
). These were jealously guarded by, first of all, the Medieval Church, then the local aristocracy, particularly the
Duke of HamiltonThe Dukedom of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1643; its holder is the premier peer of Scotland. The title, Hamilton, Scotland, and many places around the world are named for members of this family...
(previously
BaronBaron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman."...
s of Cadzow and
Earls of ArranEarl of Arran is a title in both the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland. The two titles refer to different places, the Isle of Arran in Scotland, and the Aran Islands in Ireland...
). Because of its relative prosperity, Cambuslang has been intimately concerned in the politics of the country (through the
Hamilton connectionThe Dukedom of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1643; its holder is the premier peer of Scotland. The title, Hamilton, Scotland, and many places around the world are named for members of this family...
) and of the
ChurchThe sequence of Clergy of Cambuslang reflects pretty accurately the development of the Christian Church in Scotland.-The Catholic Church:The revenues of the Parish of Cambuslang were obviously substantial enough for the priests to carry the title Rector. One - William Monypenny - had enough to...
, - (
Bishop John Cameron of GlasgowJohn Cameron was a 15th century Scottish cleric, bishop of Glasgow, and Keeper of the Privy Seal.A licentiate in decrees , and provost of Lincluden, he became an official of the bishopric of St Andrews, and a canon of Glasgow, as well as secretary to Archibald Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, who...
, the Scottish King's first minister, and
Cardinal BeatonDavid Beaton was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation.He was a younger son of John Beaton of Balfour in the county of Fife, and is said to have been born in 1494. He was educated at the universities of St Andrews and Glasgow, and in his sixteenth year...
, a later first minister, were both Rectors of Cambuslang). This importance continued following the
Protestant ReformationThe Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe which is generally deemed to have begun with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 although a number of precursors such as Jan Hus predate that event...
. From then until the so-called
Glorious RevolutionThe Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians with an invading army led by the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau who, as a result, ascended the English throne as William III of England...
a stream of Ministers of Cambuslang came, were expelled, or were re-instated, according to whether supporters of the King, Covenanters or
Oliver CromwellOliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland.He was one of the commanders of the New Model Army which defeated the royalists in...
were in power. The
extraordinary religious movements of the 18th centuryThe First Great Awakening was a period of heightened religious activity, primarily in the United Kingdom and its North American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.-History:...
, including the
Cambuslang WarkThe Cambuslang Work,or ‘Wark’ in the Scots language, was a period of extraordinary religious activity, in Cambuslang, Scotland...
, were directly linked to similar great movements in North America. The
Scottish EnlightenmentThe Scottish Enlightenment was the period in 18th century Scotland characterised by an outpouring of intellectual and scientific accomplishments...
was well-represented in the person of
Rev Dr James MeekJames Meek was Minister of Cambuslang from 1774 until his death. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1795, but is most remembered as the model Enlightenment cleric who wrote the entry for Cambuslang in the First Statistical Account of Scotland...
, the Minister. His troubles with his Parishioners foreshadowed the
split in the Church of ScotlandThe Disruption of 1843 was a schism within the established Church of Scotland, in which 450 ministers of the Church broke away, over the issue of the Church's relationship with the State, to form the Free Church of Scotland...
during the 19th century.
The manufacturing industries that grew up from the agricultural and mineral resources attracted immigrants from all over Scotland and Ireland and other European countries. Cambuslang benefited at all times from its closeness to the burgeoning city of Glasgow, brought closer first of all, in the 18th century, by a Turnpike Road then, in the 19th century, by a railway, which opened up wider markets the rest of the world. In the 21st century, it continues to derive benefit from its closeness to Glasgow and to wider communication networks, particularly through access via the M74 motorway system.
Its increasing (and increasingly diverse) population posed problems, over the centuries, of employment and housing as well as of schooling and health, not all of which have been solved. In this regard, it is fairly typical of most Scottish towns.
Cambuslang F.C.Cambuslang Football Club were a Scottish football team, based in the Cambuslang region of Glasgow, which went into liquidation. They were one of the founding members of the Scottish Football League....
were founder members of the
Scottish Football LeagueThe Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division....
, who's most notable achievement was being the runners-up of the Scottish Cup in 1888. They folded, but a new team
Cambuslang Rangers F.C.Cambuslang Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Cambuslang, near Glasgow. Nicknamed The Lang or the wee Gers, were formed in 1899, they play at Somervell Park and wear blue strips ....
were established.
Westminster
Cambuslang is in the
Rutherglen and Hamilton West ConstituencyRutherglen and Hamilton West is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used in the general election of 2005...
for elections to the
House of CommonsThe House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 646 members, who are known as "Members...
at
WestminsterThe Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, is the seat of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons...
.
Tommy McAvoyThomas McLaughlin McAvoy MP is a Scottish Labour Party politician and, since 1987, a member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
retained the seat for the
Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been seen since 1920 as the principal party of the Left in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently begun to organise again...
. He has been a
Government WhipThe whip is a role in party politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature. Whips are party 'enforcers', who typically offer both inducements and punishments to party members...
since 1997.
Holyrood
Cambuslang is in the
Glasgow Rutherglen ConstituencyGlasgow Rutherglen is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
for the
Scottish ParliamentThe Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood" , is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
at Holyrood.
James Kelly retained the seat for Labour Party with 10237 votes, a majority of 18.1%. However, there was a swing of 6.5% from Labour to the
Scottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. In the last few decades, the SNP has normally polled the second highest number of votes for a political party in Scotland. However, the 2009 European Election saw the party top the poll with...
(SNP).
South Lanarkshire Council
The councilors elected for Cambuslang
WardIn Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an electoral district within a municipality used in local politics. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases...
s in the 2007 local elections were:
WARD 13
- Councillor David Baillie (Liberal Democrats)
- Councillor Russell Clearie (Labour Party)
- Councillor Clare McColl (Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. In the last few decades, the SNP has normally polled the second highest number of votes for a political party in Scotland. However, the 2009 European Election saw the party top the poll with...
)
WARD 14
- Councillor Walter Brogan (Labour Party)
- Councillor Pam Clearie (Labour Party)
- Councillor Richard Tullett (Labour Party)
Geography
Cambuslang is located on a lengthy bend on the
River ClydeThe River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
, south-east of Glasgow. The town is accessible from the nearby
M74The A74 and M74 motorways are two major motorways in Scotland, running continuously from Abington in the southern outskirts of Glasgow to the English border at Gretna. In conjunction with the M6 motorway, it forms one of the two major cross-border routes between Scotland and England. It is part of...
; the nearby A724 links to Glasgow city centre and
HamiltonHamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area...
; the town is also accessible by car from
East KilbrideEast Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. It is Scotland's first new town, and lies on high ground on the south side of the Cathkin Braes, about southeast of Glasgow city centre. The area borders close to the boundary with East...
by the A725,
A749The A749 road connects East Kilbride New Town with Glasgow City Centre. The road starts off at a roundabout called "The Whirlies", with a junction for the A725 road, starting as a dual carriageway. The road continues and it meets another roundabout for the A749 spur which leads onto the A725 road....
and then the B759. The town's railway station,
CambuslangCambuslang railway station is a side platformed suburban railway station serving the town of Cambuslang, in the Greater Glasgow area and the local authority of South Lanarkshire, Scotland....
, lies on the
Argyle LineThe Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. It connects the Lanarkshire towns of Lanark, Larkhall and Motherwell to West Dunbartonshire via central Glasgow using sub-surface running...
between North Glasgow and
LanarkLanark is a small town in the central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8,253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland. The origin of the name is British meaning "clear space, glade"....
.
The Reverend Dr John Robertson, Minister of Cambuslang Kirk, described it, in the Second Statistical Account of Scotland 1845.
“It is bounded by the Clyde on the north, which separates it from the Parish of Old Monkland; by the Calder on the east, which separates it from BlantyreBlantyre is a burgh in South Lanarkshire, Scotland with a population of about 17,000. It is bounded by the River Clyde to the north, the Rotten Calder to the west, the Park Burn to the east and the Rotten Burn to the south. It is best known as the birthplace of David Livingstone, the well-known...
; by part of Blantyre and KilbrydeEast Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. It is Scotland's first new town, and lies on high ground on the south side of the Cathkin Braes, about southeast of Glasgow city centre. The area borders close to the boundary with East...
, on the south; and by CarmunnockCarmunnock is a conservation village within the City of Glasgow boundary, lying within three miles of East Kilbride and Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire, and Busby, East Renfrewshire....
and RutherglenRutherglen is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Rutherglen comes from the Gaelic An Ruadh Ghleann, meaning "the red valley". In 1975, it lost its own local council and administratively became a component of the City of Glasgow...
on the west.” The highest points in this low-lying Parish are Dechmont Hill (602ft) and Turnlaw (or Turnlea) Hill( 553)ft. There are remains of an
iron ageIn archaeology, the Iron Age is the prehistoric period in any area during which cutting tools and weapons were mainly made of iron or steel. The adoption of this material coincided with other changes in society, including differing agricultural practices, religious beliefs and artistic styles.The...
fort on Dechmont. The land slopes gently downwards to the North West to the
River ClydeThe River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
. The Clyde can overflow the lower parts. Dr Robertson is rather more optimistic, suggesting that ‘
the town is traversed by a romantic brook running into the Clyde’. He describes the course of the brook as a ‘
romantic gorge’. This is nowadays a park.
Landmarks
Cambuslang has an interesting range of Churches, Public Buildings, Schools, Industrial and Commercial buildings (see
Buildings of CambuslangThe buildings of Cambuslang include the architecture, ancient sites, medieval castle ruins, 18th century mansion remnants, churches, schools, public buildings, commercial and industrial premises and retail and leisure facilities in the Scottish town of Cambuslang. There are two, much modified,...
). Its domestic buildings range from 19th century mansions, villas and tenements to modern flats and detached houses, along with sheltered and nursing homes.
Sites
Cambuslang Park spans encompassing the contrast of open park land and the
Borgie Glen, which is a steep tree lined ravine, containing a complex network of pathways. Not to mention a pond, sport pitches, woodland areas and the
Bandstand, which is a natural amphitheatre, near where the famous
Cambuslang WarkThe Cambuslang Work,or ‘Wark’ in the Scots language, was a period of extraordinary religious activity, in Cambuslang, Scotland...
took place in the 18th Century.
Education
There is a range of schooling in Cambuslang, together with a College of Further Education with links to the University of the West of Scotland.
Schools
Primary Schools in Cambuslang include- St.Charles' Primary School, St. Cadoc's
West Coats Primary SchoolWest Coats Primary School in Cambuslang, Scotland was built in the late 1800s and is still an active school with over 400 children. It recently underwent a renovation, adding an extension to accommodate the number of pupils....
, James Aiton Primary School Cairns Primary School, Hallside Primary School and St Brides Primary School.
Secondary schoolSecondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. It follows on from elementary or primary education....
s in Cambuslang include-
Cathkin High SchoolCathkin High School is a state secondary school in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire , Scotland, United Kingdom.-General Information:General information regarding Cathkin High School.Head of establishment Mrs Anne Marie McNair...
and
Trinity High SchoolTrinity High School is the name of high schools:In the United Kingdom:*Trinity High School , Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland*Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre, Redditch, England*Trinity C.E...
(Temporarily located in Holy Cross High School in Hamilton). There is also
Uddingston Grammar SchoolUddingston Grammar School is the only high school in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.Their motto is 'Virtute Crescam' which means 'may I grow in moral excellence'The school was opened in August 1885...
only one train stop down on the Motherwell via Bellshill line.
Colleges
Cambuslang College of the Building Trades was a specialist college established in the mid-20th century but it gradually expanded the trades and academic subjects taught. It became Cambuslang College of Further Education in the 1960s. It gradually expanded its provision at its East Kilbride Campus, but retained a substantial annex on Hamilton Road. It renamed itself South Lanarkshire College in 2000.
South Lanarkshire College has links with University of the West of Scotland,
Hamilton Campus, a degree-awarding Higher Education Institution, three miles (5 km) away in
HamiltonHamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area...
, so that local students can progress through to degrees.
Early schools in Cambuslang
There has been a Parish school in Cambuslang at least since the
ReformationThe Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the Papacy in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed lines, and politically in...
, and probably before that. The schoolteacher was appointed and paid by the
HeritorA Heritor by definition Collins English Dictionary is a person who inherits - from the old French heriter to inherit.In Scotland the term Heritor was used to denote the major "landowners" of a Parish until the early 20th century - for example - in the early 20th century the Heritors of...
s, though he also charged fees. Free
Primary EducationA primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
came with the Education (Scotland) Act (1871), (See
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The original Cambuslang Public School can be seen on Greenlees Road, where it is now Greenlees Care Home. It had been for some time the Cambuslang College of the Building Trades, which became part of Cambuslang College (now South Lanarkshire College). An even earlier school is now a Gospel Hall in Bushiehill Street.
The Cambuslang Subscription School of 1848 provided basic education to the children of miners and weavers in return for a few coppers. It was attractive to those who did not like the influence of the gentry and the Minister on the Parish School.
Notable people
People who have either been attracted to Cambuslang, or who have gone out from there to make a mark on the world are a saint, a king, a queen, a cardinal, a bishop, a lord, a famous manufacturer, a garden designer, at least three significant clergyman, a famous retailer, a miners' leader, a leader of the RAF, a physicist, several poets, at least one writer and two historians, a pop singer and a boxer
- Cadoc
Saint Cadoc or Cadog , Abbot of Llancarfan, was one of the 6th century Welsh saints, whose vita twice mentions King Arthur. The Abbey of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorganshire, which he founded circa 518, became famous as a centre of learning...
(c 497 - c 570)
St Cadoc (or "Cadow" or "Cattwg") reputedly founded a monasteryMonastery , a term derived from the Greek word μοναστήριον, neut. of μοναστήριος - monasterios denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer Monastery (plural: monasteries), a term derived from the Greek word μοναστήριον, neut. of μοναστήριος - monasterios...
on the site of the present Old Parish Church in the later sixth century. He is the patron saintA patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, or person. Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysical, are able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges...
of Cambuslang, where there is a modern Primary School named after him. His feast day is the 25th of September. In medieval times, Cadoc was called on for help by (among others) deaf people and those suffering from crampFor the heraldic device, see cramp ; for the band, see The CrampsCramps are unpleasant, often painful sensations caused by contraction or over-shortening of muscles...
.
He was a CelticCeltic Christianity or Insular Christianity is a term referring broadly to the Early Medieval Christian practice that developed in Britain and Ireland before and during the sub-Roman period. During this period, the Roman withdrawal and the Anglo-Saxon invasion sharply reduced contact between the...
saintSaints, individuals of exceptional holiness, are significant in many religions, particularly Christianity.-General characteristics :Though the term is mostly used for Christians considered holy or virtuous, many religions use similar concepts to elevate people worthy of respect, e.g. see Hindu...
- previously, a PrincePrince, from French "Prince" , is a general term for a monarch, for a member of a monarchs' or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in some members of Europe's highest nobility...
of GlamorganGlamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying names and boundaries until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three preserved...
- who brought succour to the native ChristianA Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who Christians believe was the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, and the Son of God.The term "Christian" is also used adjectivally to...
s against the invading SaxonsThe Saxons were a confederation of Old Germanic tribes. Their modern-day descendants in Lower Saxony and Westphalia and other German states are considered ethnic Germans ; those in the eastern Netherlands are considered to be ethnic Dutch; those in north...
. Cambuslang is at the northernmost reach of the WelshWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in Wales, in England by some along the Welsh border and in the Welsh immigrant colony in the Chubut Valley in Argentine Patagonia....
speaking Brythons, so he may well have visited here in his wanderings, or in an effort to secure help against the SaxonsThe Saxons were a confederation of Old Germanic tribes. Their modern-day descendants in Lower Saxony and Westphalia and other German states are considered ethnic Germans ; those in the eastern Netherlands are considered to be ethnic Dutch; those in north...
. He had travelled to IrelandIreland is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islets. To the east of Ireland, separated by the Irish Sea, is the island of Great Britain...
, to BrittanyBrittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Brittany was previously a kingdom and then as a duchy it was a fief of the Kingdom of France. It was at one time called Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
(to visit the Welsh speaking monks there), RomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated municipality , with over 2.7 million residents in , while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 3.46 million. The metropolitan area of Rome is estimated by OECD to have a population of 3.7 million...
(the centre of Western ChristianityWestern Christianity is a term used to include the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church, the Churches of the Anglican Communion and Protestant Churches, which share common attributes that can be traced back to their medieval heritage. The term is used in contrast to Eastern Christianity...
) and JerusalemJerusalem is the capital of Israel and its largest city in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if disputed East Jerusalem is included...
(from where he brought back two altar stones that had touched the Holy Sepulchre. The EuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...
he walked through was being battered by the barbarianBarbarian is a term for an uncivilized person, often used pejoratively, either in a general reference to a member of a nation or ethnos, typically a tribal society as seen by an urban civilization either viewed as inferior, or admired as a noble savage...
invasions, so it is not improbable that he managed to reach Cambuslang. However, as no mention is made in the legendA legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude...
s of an expedition this far north, it might have been a discipleA disciple is a follower and student of a mentor, teacher, or other wise figure. It can refer to:-Religion:*Disciple , a follower of Jesus Christ**The Twelve Apostles, often referred to as "The Disciples"...
, or a pilgrimA pilgrim is one who undertakes a pilgrimage, literally 'far afield'. This is traditionally a visit to a place of some religious or historic significance; often a considerable distance is traveled...
returning from Glamorgan, with a relicA relic is an object or a personal item of religious significance, carefully preserved with an air of veneration as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Shamanism, and many other religions....
, who established the church at Cambuslang.
Cadoc was cut down, while serving MassIn physics, mass commonly refers to any of three properties of matter, which have been shown experimentally to be equivalent: inertial mass, active gravitational mass and passive gravitational mass...
, by a SaxonThe Saxons were a confederation of Old Germanic tribes. Their modern-day descendants in Lower Saxony and Westphalia and other German states are considered ethnic Germans ; those in the eastern Netherlands are considered to be ethnic Dutch; those in north...
raiding party at "Benevenna", most probably near WeedonWeedon Bec, usually just called "Weedon" is a large village and parish in the district of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England. It lies close to the source of the River Nene.-Demographics:...
in NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census...
.
St Cadoc was prestigious enough in his lifetime for local chiefs in to have recourse to him to settle disputes. This reputation lasted well into the Middle Ages, where solemn bonds and oaths were sworn over his (or his followers') remains. Just before the ReformationThe Scottish Reformation was Scotland's formal break with the Papacy in 1560, and the events surrounding this. It was part of the wider European Protestant Reformation; and in Scotland's case culminated ecclesiastically in the re-establishment of the church along Reformed lines, and politically in...
, a wealthy Cambuslang notable expressed in his will a desire to be interred "with the ashes of St Cadoc", in the Parish Kirk.
- King Arthur
King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated...
There is some evidence from Welsh Chroniclers - using place name analysis - that the BritishGreat Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island. With a population of about 59.6 million people, it is the third most populated island on Earth. Great Britain is surrounded by over 1000 smaller...
King Arthur was a prince of the northern Welsh-speakers of StrathclyderightStrathclyde is one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc Act 1994...
and that he fought his last battle against the invading SaxonsThe Saxons were a confederation of Old Germanic tribes. Their modern-day descendants in Lower Saxony and Westphalia and other German states are considered ethnic Germans ; those in the eastern Netherlands are considered to be ethnic Dutch; those in north...
at Cambuslang.
- William de Cambuslang
William de Cambuslang was a 14th century Scottish churchman, presumably coming from a family based at or originating from Cambuslang near Glasgow....
(died 1361) Bishop of DunblaneThe Bishop of Dunblane or Bishop of Strathearn was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunblane/Strathearn, one of medieval Scotland's thirteen bishoprics. It was based at Dunblane Cathedral, now a parish church of the Church of Scotland. The bishopric itself certainly derives from an older...
, (1347 - 1361)
- Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary I was Queen of Scots from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567. She was the only surviving legitimate child of King James V. She was six days old when her father died and made her Queen of Scots...
(1542 - 1587)
Mary is reputed to have crossed the Clyde at the "fliers ford" as she fled to England from the Battle of LangsideThe Battle of Langside, fought on 13 May 1568, was one of the more unusual contests in Scottish history, bearing a superficial resemblance to a grand family quarrel, in which a mother fought her brother who was defending the rights of her infant son...
, (1567). The ford is situated where the Kirkburn enters the river, below the bridge near the supermarket.
- David Beaton
David Beaton was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation.He was a younger son of John Beaton of Balfour in the county of Fife, and is said to have been born in 1494. He was educated at the universities of St Andrews and Glasgow, and in his sixteenth year...
(1494 - 1546)
was Rector of Cambuslang from 1520. (see above). He was appointed to this post by his Uncle, James BeatonJames Beaton, or Bethune , was a Scottish church leader, the uncle of Cardinal David Beaton.He was the sixth and youngest son of John Beaton of Balfour, in Fife. He graduated as Master of Arts at St...
, the Archbishop of GlasgowThe Bishop of Glasgow, after 1492 Archbishop of Glasgow, was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then, as Archbishop of Glasgow, the Archdiocese of Glasgow...
, and was a prebendaryA prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
, which means he lived off the titheA tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax or levy, usually to support a religious organization. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes could be paid in kind, such as agricultural products...
s and never lived there, leaving the work of a parish priest to a VicarIn the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant, literally the "place-holder"...
.
- William Hamilton of Gilbertfield
William Hamilton was a Scottish poet. He wrote comic, mock-tragic poetry such as "The Last Dying Words of Bonny Heck" - a once-champion hare coursing greyhound in the East Neuk of Fife who was about to be hanged, for growing too slow. It is written in anglified Scots, with a spritely narrative and...
(1665 to 1751)
Lt William Hamilton wrote a metrical abridgement, in 18th century Scots, of Blind HarryBlind Harry , also known as Harry or Henry the Minstrel, is renowned as the earliest surviving lengthy source for the events of the life of William Wallace, the Scottish freedom-fighter...
's life of Sir William WallaceSir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who is known for leading a resistance during the Wars of Scottish Independence and is today remembered in Scotland as a patriot and national hero....
, lived in Westburn and Gilbertfield – whose 17th century castle remains, though in ruins. He corresponded with Allan RamsayAllan Ramsay was the Scottish poet , playwright, publisher, librarian and wig-maker, born in Edinburgh.-Life and career:...
and his poetry was praised in an epistle by Robert BurnsRobert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...
- where he referred to him as "Gilbertfield".
- David Dale
David Dale was a Scottish merchant and businessman, famous for establishing the influential weaving community of New Lanark.-Early career:...
(1739 - 1806)
was a Scottish industrialist and philanthropist. His efforts to establish a cotton-spinning factory at Flemington failed but was very successful as co-founder of the New LanarkNew Lanark is a village on the River Clyde, approximately 1.4 miles from Lanark, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was founded in 1786 by David Dale, who built cotton mills and housing for the mill workers. Dale built the mills there to take advantage of the water power provided by the river...
Mills in 1786. Dale owned the estate of Rosebank in Cambuslang, which he used as a summer retreat from his townhouse (reputedly still standing) in Charlotte Street Glasgow and to where he retired and lived until his death. The estate was sold after his death to the Caledonian Railway Company, which divided it in two (to accommodate the new railway). The half to the north of the railway line (which included Rosebank House) eventually became Rosebank Industrial Estate (including the Rosebank Dyeworks. The southern half was sold to Thomas Gray Buchanan, a Glasgow merchant, related to the Buchanan who established Buchanan StreetBuchanan Street is one of the main shopping thoroughfares in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. It forms the central stretch of Glasgow's famous shopping district with a generally more upmarket range of shops than its two neighbours Argyle Street, and Sauchiehall Street.-History:The land...
in Glasgow, who established a country retreat at Wellshott House (still standing) but his son Michael sold off the lands to build suburban villas in the 1860s'.
- Rev Dr James Meek
James Meek was Minister of Cambuslang from 1774 until his death. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1795, but is most remembered as the model Enlightenment cleric who wrote the entry for Cambuslang in the First Statistical Account of Scotland...
(1739 - 1810)
was Minister of Cambuslang from 1774 until his death. He had been Dean of the ChapelA dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
at Glasgow University, when the Rector was Edmund BurkeEdmund Burke PC was an Anglo-Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher who, after relocating to England, served for many years in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as a member of the Whig party. He is mainly remembered for his opposition to the French Revolution...
and the professors included the philosopher Thomas ReidThomas Reid , Scottish philosopher, and a contemporary of David Hume, was the founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense, and played an integral role in the Scottish Enlightenment...
. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandThe Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is an honorary role, held for 12 months.Meetings of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, held in May each year, are chaired by the Moderator...
in 1795. He wrote the entry for Cambuslang in the First Statistical Account of Scotland. The cool, objective account in his report of the Cambuslang WarkThe Cambuslang Work,or ‘Wark’ in the Scots language, was a period of extraordinary religious activity, in Cambuslang, Scotland...
remains the prime historical source for that event. He kept a detailed "Journal and Register of the Weather..." for each day over 29 years, with remarks on weather and events throughout Britain and the world. This Journal is still quoted in modern histories of the weather. He is buried in the Old Parish Church kirkyard, just inside the gate.
- Claudius Buchanan
Claudius Buchanan was a Scottish theologian, an ordained minister of the Church of England, and an extremely 'low church' missionary for the Church Missionary Society....
(1766 - 1815)
' was born in Cambuslang to the schoolmaster. His maternal grandfather had been converted at the Cambuslang Wark. He died in Hertfordshire in 1815. His studies at Cambridge were supported by John NewtonJohn Henry Newton was an English Anglican clergyman and former slave-ship captain. He was the author of many hymns, including Amazing Grace.-Early life:...
, the anti-slavery campaigner. His books and publications seeking to strengthen the Christian presence in India resulted in the setting up of an educational and ecclessiastical structure. Jane AustenJane Austen was an English novelist, whose realism, biting social commentary and use of free indirect speech, have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature....
, in one of her letters, professed to have loved these books. He was honoured for his missionary work by Glasgow and Oxford Universities and he seems to have made enough money in India to fund several prizes to promote missionary activity back home.
- John Claudius Loudon
John Claudius Loudon was a Scottish botanist, garden and cemetery designer, and garden magazine editor.-Background:...
(1783 - 1843), a famous gardener (or rather "horticultural writer, dendrologist and designer") was born in Cambuslang to a respectable farming family. He wrote the Encyclopaedia of Gardening 1822, invented a flexibible iron-bar sash which made possible such monumental greenhouses as the Palm House at Kew GardensThe Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to simply as Kew Gardens, are 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. The director is Professor Stephen D. Hopper, who succeeded Professor Sir Peter Crane...
and the Crystal PalaceDesigned by Joseph Paxton, the Great Exhibition building was long, with an interior height of .After the exhibition, the building was moved to a new park in a high, healthy and affluent area of London called Sydenham Hill, an area not much changed today from the well-heeled suburb full of large...
. He also laid down the prototypical semi-detached house (in Porchester Terrace, London), to satisfy the needs of the emergent (and aspirant) middle classes.i
- Sir George Burns (1795-1890), Shipping Magnate and co-founder of the Cunard Line
Cunard Line is a British-American-owned British-operated shipping company that has been a leading operator of passenger ships on the North Atlantic for over a century...
resided at Rosebank House after David Dale's time.
- Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet, KCVO was a Scotsman of Ulster-Scots parentage who was a self-made man, merchant, and yachtsman...
(1850 - 1931)
was of tea fame and lived in the Johnstone Villa (named after his mother's family) in Cambuslang and one of the (detached) villas in Wellshot – now the North Street Health Centre – was occupied by an aunt. He often drove in style in a carriage-and-four to Glasgow.
- Jimmy Jackson
James "Jimmy" Jackson was a Scottish-Australian football player.Jackson was born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, but his family emigrated to Australia when he was two. The young Jackson grew up in Australia and played football as a youth, before returning to Scotland in 1893...
was a Scottish-Australian Footballer
- Dr David Forbes Martyn
David Forbes Martyn was a Scottish-born Australian physicist and radiographer.Martyn was born in Cambuslang, Scotland , the son of a local doctor. He was educated at Alan Glen's School then the Royal College of Science at Imperial College London....
(1906 - 1970) was born in Cambuslang on 22 June 1906, the son of a local doctor. He was educated at Alan Glen's School then the Royal College of ScienceThe Royal College of Science was a higher education institution located in South Kensington; it was a constituent college of Imperial College London from 1907 until it was wholly absorbed by Imperial in 2002. Alumni include H. G. Wells and Brian May and are distinguishable by the letters ARCS ...
, London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
. (Bsc in 1926; PhD in 1929; and DSc in 19360.He was a physicist and radiographer who moved to AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
in 1927 to take up one of the first posts in radio research there. He contributed to the development of coastal and air defence RADAR for Australia during World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He was elected FRS of London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
in 1950.
- Air Vice-Marshal John B Wallace (1907 - )
Air Vice-Marshal John B Wallace came from Cambuslang. He was Deputy Director-General of Medical Services, Royal Air Force from 1961 to 1966.
- Robin Jenkins
Robin Jenkins was a Scottish writer of about thirty novels, the most well know being The Cone Gatherers....
(1912 - 2005)
most famous novel is the Cone Gatherers, much studied in Scottish schools.
- Sir Ian McGregor, malariologist
Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by a eukaryotic protist of the genus Plasmodium. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Each year, there are approximately 350–500 million cases of malaria, killing between one and...
(1922 - 2007) led British research in tropical medicine at the MRC Laboratories in the Gambia. See http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-ian-mcgregor-436282.html
- Mick McGahey
Michael "Mick" McGahey was a Scottish miners' leader and life-long Communist, with a distinctive gravelly voice. He described himself as "a product of my class and my movement".-Early life:...
, (1925 - 1999) was a Scottish Miners leader who had worked in the mines of Cambuslang. There is a significant memorial (in the form of mine workings) to him at the east end of Main Street.
- Duncan Munro Glen
Professor Duncan Munro Glen was a Scottish poet, literary editor and Emeritus Professor of Visual Communication at Nottingham Trent University. He became known to the literary world through his first full-length book, "Hugh MacDiarmid and the Scottish Renaissance"...
, (1933 - ) as well as being a prolific poet and historian, is Emeritus Professor of Visual Communication at Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham Trent University is a university in Nottingham, England. Its origins date back to 1843. It was founded as Trent Polytechnic in 1970 before gaining university status in 1992...
. Through his editorship of the magazine Arkos, he has been a vigorous promoter of Scots literature, becoming a friend and early champion of, among others, Hugh MacDiarmidHugh MacDiarmid is the pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve , a significant Scottish poet of the 20th century. He was instrumental in creating a Scottish version of modernism and was a leading light in the Scottish Renaissance of the 20th century. Unusually for a first generation modernist, he...
and Ian Hamilton FinlayIan Hamilton Finlay, CBE, was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener.-Biography:Finlay was born in Nassau, Bahamas of Scottish parents. He was educated in Scotland at Dollar Academy. At the age of 13, with the outbreak of World War II, he was evacuated evacuated to family in the countryside]...
. He was born and brought up in Westburn, Cambuslang. Among his 150-odd publications he has produced the definitive modern history of Cambuslang, along with a collection of Cambuslang poets. His own poetry deals with friends and fellow poets, relatives, Scots history and the history and landscape of Cambuslang. His poetry has been translated into Italian. He was recently awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of PaisleyThe University of the West of Scotland traces its roots to the late 19th century, Paisley, Scotland. Founded at the height of the Industrial Revolution, the university has undergone numerous name changes and mergers over the last century, reflecting its gradual expansion throughout the region,...
.
- John Fallon
John Fallon was a Scottish professional footballer and member of the Celtic F.C. squad that won the European Cup in 1967, which came to be known as the Lisbon Lions.-Early career:...
(1940 - ) was goalkeeper for Glasgow Celtic and one of the Lisbon LionsThe Lisbon Lions is the nickname given to the Celtic team that won the European Cup at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal on 25 May 1967, defeating Inter Milan 2–1. All the members of this team were born within 30 miles of Glasgow, Scotland. Celtic's style was the antithesis of the...
.
- The Rt Rev David Lunan
David W. Lunan is a Church of Scotland minister. On 30 October 2007 was he nominated to be the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2008-9, formally being elected as Moderator on the first day of the Assembly ....
(1944 - ) was brought up in Cambuslang. Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandThe Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is an honorary role, held for 12 months.Meetings of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, held in May each year, are chaired by the Moderator...
in 2008.
- Mike Watson
Michael Goodall Watson, Baron Watson of Invergowrie, known as Mike Watson, is a former Scottish Labour Party politician...
(1949 - ) Lord Watson was a LabourThe Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been seen since 1920 as the principal party of the Left in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently begun to organise again...
life peer, Lord Watson of Invergowrie – who was given a 16 month prison sentence in 2005 for wilful fire-raising. Though born in Cambuslang in 1949, Watson moved early to Invergowrie near Dundee.
- Robert Crawford
Robert Crawford is a Scottish poet, scholar and critic. He is currently Professor of English at the University of St Andrews.-Life:...
(1959 - ), Scottish poetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and Professor of Modern Scottish Literature at St Andrews University was born in BellshillBellshill is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles north of Motherwell. Since 1996, it has been situated in the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area. The town has a population of 30,000 ....
and raised in Cambuslang. He was educated at Hutchesons' Grammar SchoolHutchesons' Grammar School is a co-educational independent school in the southside of Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded by the brothers George Hutcheson and Thomas Hutcheson in 1641 and was opened originally to teach orphans, starting with "12 boys on the roll".In 1876 a girls' school was opened on...
in GlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Glasgow University and Oxford University. While there, he wrote a poem called "Cambuslang" (in Oxford Poetry Vol V No 1 (Winter 1989), also in his first collection A Scottish Assembly (London: Chatto & Windus, 1990)) See also http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth02D3N463312627258
- Midge Ure
Midge Ure OBE is a guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter. He enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, The Rich Kids, Visage, and most notably as frontman of Ultravox...
(1953 - ) James "Midge" Ure is a pop-singer, formerly performing with SlikSlik were a Scottish pop, glam, bubblegum and soft rock group of the mid 1970s, following in the footsteps of the Bay City Rollers. In this band, future Ultravox frontman, Midge Ure, began in the music industry, before going on to make New Wave music....
and Ultravox and a leading campaigner against world hunger - including Band AidFor the bandage company, see Band-Aid.Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing the record "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. The single surpassed the...
and Live 8Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6-8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...
. He was born James Ure in Cambuslang on 10 October 1953 and was awarded the Honorary degree of Doctor of Letters at Dundee Abertay University in October 2005.
- Brendan O'Hare
Brendan O'Hare is a British musician, best known as drummer in the Scottish rock band Teenage Fanclub from 1990 until early 1994.-Career:...
(1970 - ) is a musician, formerly performing with Teenage FanclubTeenage Fanclub are an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band is composed of Norman Blake , Raymond McGinley , Gerard Love and Francis MacDonald , with songwriting duties shared equally between Blake, McGinley and Love...
and MogwaiThe word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
- Scott Harrison
Scott Harrison is a former world boxing featherweight champion and the first Scottish boxer to regain the World Boxing Organisation championship...
(1977 - ), the World Boxing Organisation featherweight champion for 2002, was born in BellshillBellshill is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles north of Motherwell. Since 1996, it has been situated in the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area. The town has a population of 30,000 ....
on 19 August 1977 and brought up in Cambuslang.
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