It is with deep regret we announce the recent passing of Bill Niven, honorary president of Eaglesham History Society. Bill was an active and enthusiastic member of the local community. A town councillor from 1963 until 1973, Bill was heavily involved in the development of the...
Eaglesham History Society, assisted by members of Association of Certificated Filed Archaeologists (ACFA), carried out a Community Geophysical Survey from the 5th to the 9th June 2017. Pupils from Eaglesham Primary School, Williamwood High School and Mearns Castle High School took part in workshops throughout the...
We've now finalised the dates and times of the upcoming events for the Eaglesham Orry Geophysical Survey, which runs from June 5-9. The exhibitions will be held at Lodge Eaglesham 1265, 17 Polnoon Street, on the following days: Wed 7 June (9am-5pm) Thu 8 June (10am-4pm) Fri 9 June (10am-4pm) Heritage...
Eaglesham, The Farmlands and the Orry is a new book by Susan Hunter which brings together 18 Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists (ACFA) Occasional Papers recording fieldwork carried out over 20 years in the Parish of Eaglesham....
The Society is planning to carry out a survey of the Orry in June to try and identify the possible existence of the old village, demolished in 1769 by Alexander Montgomerie to make way for a new planned village....
We’re now well under way with our new season of monthly talks at the Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel. At September’s meeting, our president, Bill Niven, presented a fascinating talk about East Kilbride, Scotland’s first new town, from its inception to development. Interestingly, East Kilbride is only...
Plans are going well for our proposed geophysical survey of the Orry, which will see us teaming up with Northlight Heritage. The survey will see us examine the area roughly bounded by Montgomery Street and the Eaglesham Burn, running up from the Glebe to the Wishing...
Eaglesham History Society is hoping to develop a project in association with Northlight Heritage that could build on the archaeological survey work that's already been done in Eaglesham. We're proposing that we work up a project on the following lines, divided naturally into two areas: 1. Geophysics This would involve undertaking a geophysical survey...
The Eaglesham History Society relies upon its members to run, shape and organise itself. You can contribute in many ways: Researching the history of the local area Donating materials such as documents, photographs and film Volunteering to serve on the board Helping out at one of our community events Please contact us to find out more...
We are currently working on a series of audio histories that will be uploaded to the website soon. In this collection of oral memories, you'll be able to hear what Eaglesham means to the people who live and work in and around the village. Here is just a brief example of...