Scottish valuation rolls

This is one in a series of articles; the intention is to provide an overview of useful family and local history records in existence, covering the period 1066-1485. Each article can be enjoyed as a st

Our annual summer camp for many of my East Kilbride Scouts in 1977 was a choice between an expensive long distance coach trip to Switzerland or a cheaper and fun district camp at Glentrool, just an ho

Buying a property that includes a ruin carries undoubted romance, but there are caveats, reminds Lucy Denton, who advises on the help at hand

Henry Jeffreys on his eventful time as a council tenant

These four glorious properties need only a modicum of tender loving care and offer great rewards to the far-sighted

Once sentinels of the turnpike trade, toll-houses now stand as quiet monuments to a time when travel came with a price