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Lanarkshire |
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Lanarkshire Towns & Parishes |
The 48-page book "Old Biggar" contains some detail of the town in days gone by and includes over 50 old photographs.
A description of "Families of Wanlockhead" by by H Gilbert Nicol, including a list of the main family surnames mentioned.
Dates of Old Parish Registers
b.1730-1854
m.1806-1810/1836-1854
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The parish kirk, dating back to 1545, is the last pre-reformation church in Scotland and is constructed in the shape of a cross. The Church was built by the Flemings of Boghall Castle.
There is evidence of Stone Age habitation around Biggar. The town itself received its Royal Charter as a Burgh in 1451.
Based on pages created by Robert Dixon.