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Kirkmuirhill is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It borders Blackwood, near Lanark and is sited near Junction 9 of the M74 motorway.
| Kirkmuirhill | |
|---|---|
  Kirkmuirhill Location within South Lanarkshire | |
| Population | 4,380 (2022)[1] |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANARK |
| Postcode district | ML11 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
History
editIn 1810 John Begg, husband of Robert Burns' youngest sister Isabella, became the land steward for Mr James Hope Vere MP on his estate at Blackwood.[2][3] On 24 April 1813, after nearly three years at Blackwood, John met his death when his horse reared and fell on him, crushing him to death. He was returning from his regular trip to Lesmahagow market on a horse that he had been asked to ride because it had become fractious due to lack of exercise.[4] Isabella was left a widow with nine children with ages from three to eighteen. For a while Mr James Hope Vere paid her a small annual grant however to make ends meet she opened a dame's school in Kirkmuirhill which she ran for four years[5] before moving to Ormiston.
Amenities
editChurches
editThere are a number of Christian congregations within the village. These include Kirkmuirhill Parish Church of Scotland; Hope Church: Blackwood & Kirkmuirhill Free Church of Scotland, Our Lady & St John's Catholic Church and Kirkmuirhill Gospel Hall.
References
edit- Notes
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Begg, Page 27
- ^ Begg, Page 21
- ^ Begg, Page 28
- ^ Begg, Page 29
Bibliography
edit- Begg, Robert Burns (1891). Memoir of Isobel Burns. Privately printed.
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