Old Photograph Blanefield Scotland

Old photograph of Blanefield by Strathblane, Scotland. Blanefield is a settlement contiguous with Strathblane's North West fringe. To the West is Glengoyne Whisky Distillery and the Trossachs National Park. The West Highland Way, a long distance walking trail passes close to the village. A rise in population during the early 19th century was due in part to the development of a large calico printfield at Blanefield, employing 78 adults and 45 children under 14, and two bleachfields at Dumbrock, employing 67 adults and 14 children under 14, working 10 to 11 hours per day, 6 days a week. There is no sign of this industry in the village today which has a rural, picturesque aspect while the majority of parishioners now commute to work in neighbouring towns such as Bearsden, Glasgow, Milngavie, and Stirling.



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