This card was published by J. Smith of Carstairs. Presumably Smith ran the Post Office/Newsagents shop in Carstairs. This impressive Manse was built in the 19th century maybe extending an earlier building. ......more
This is a nice view of the north side of the Green in Carstairs Village. Appropriately the houses together are called Green View. Great view of a horse having a break by the pub. Also there is a group ......more
This next card shows a group of children on the village green. Date of this picture is early 1900`s.
This is a nice card showing of the now demolished Carstairs Arms Hotel in some detail. Also of interest in the 1930`s/1940`s is the finger post so called because of the black fingers pointing the direction. ......more
This is a view of the area where the derelict garage is today. Some very nice thatched houses in this view. The back of the card says 1915 and mentions the names of two train drivers - Martin and Shaw ......more
This card which shows the Green at Carstairs plus a couple of children was taken before 1903 by Brown`s photographer, Lanark. The writer of the card says she used to play on this green.
This is a very unusual card of Carstairs Village as it was published by the Department of Ancient Monuments (now H.E.S. Scotland - Historic Environment Scotland).
Why they choose this view when they ......more
Carstairs Red Cross
Can anybody provide any information on this picture and the Red Cross in Carstairs?
This is a view of a corbel from the Medieval Church of Carstairs looks to be 14th century in style. It is a fine piece of decorated masonry.
Carstairs Castle
This is a scan done with a resistivity meter about 10 years ago on the site of Carstairs Castle. The dark bits are thick walls. It seems that there was a gateway there. Notice the gap ......more
This is an aerial view of Carstairs. The site of the Castle is in the field on the right at the far end of the Village.
This is a picture of some of the vaulting from the mid 15th century church of St Mary, Carstairs. Note that it is upside down and has the stone roof of the church. It seems from the fragments of masonry ......more
This is a silver bowl presented by the Fullerton family when the present church was opened in 1795.
This is an interesting picture from Carstairs c.1900. It shows the girls all with their tambourines. Anybody got information on this one? Sunday School?
This is an old pump from Henderson`s Garage. No litres here, Imperial Gallons. Date of the pump 1950`s?
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CARSTAIRS MANSE 1850
HUMOUR
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CARSTAIRS VILLAGE GREEN
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CARSTAIRS VILLAGE GREEN C 1900
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CARSTAIRS ARMS HOTEL C 1930
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CARSTAIRS VILLAGE 1915
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CARSTAIRS GREEN C 1903
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CARSTAIRS VILLAGE
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CARSTAIRS RED CROSS
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CORBEL CARSTAIRS CHURCH
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CARSTAIRS CASTLE RESISTIVITY
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AERIAL VIEW CARSTAIRS
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ST MARYS CARSTAIRS VAULTING C 1450
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CARSTAIRS CHURCH BOWL 1795
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CARSTAIRS TAMBOURINES C 1900
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OLD PUMP HENDERSONS GARAGE 1950
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