Hawkhead

Hawkhead (Scots: Hauchheid, Scottish Gaelic: Ceann an Dail)[1] is an area near Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

The village is on the Hawkhead Burn and White Cart Water, crossed via Hawkhead Bridge. It is near Dykebar, Hunterhill and Blackhall neighbourhoods and is the source of the name of Hawkhead railway station on the Paisley Canal Line, although the station is some distance to the north of the residential area, on the opposite side of a cleared industrial zone (formerly a BASF plant) and a large cemetery, also named Hawkhead.

History

The area's name is recorded as Halkhead in some older maps and in the historical title of Lord Ross of Halkhead, with the family owning the estate since the 14th century. Their seat was Hawkhead House,[2] constructed in the 17th century[3] and part of Leverndale Hospital from 1914 until it was demolished in 1953.[4] Its nearby associated farm dating from the late 18th century still exists and is Category C listed since 1997,[5] although its owner in the early 21st century was using the property as a scrapyard[6] (having been banned from keeping animals due to neglect).[7]

The 1930s former Hawkhead Hospital (separate from Hawkhead Asylum), which was designed by the modernist architect Thomas S. Tait, has been redeveloped as "Hawkhead Village".[8] A secondary school, St Andrew's Academy is located a short way south of the hospital grounds, near the junction of Hawkhead Road and Barrhead Road (A726).

Lord Ross of Halkhead

The 12th Lord Ross of Halkhead (died 15 March 1738 at age 82) was a British peer. He resided principally at Hawkhead House,[9] taking an active interest in county affairs even when advanced in years; and died there.

He strongly advocated the Union of the Parliaments, and was chosen one of the Representative Peers in 1715, and appointed Lieutenant of Renfrewshire at the same time.

His son George was the thirteenth, and last, Lord Ross.

Barons Ross of Hawkhead

George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow married the 13th Lord Ross's daughter assumed the title Baron Ross of Hawkhead in 1815.

References
  1. List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland
  2. OS 25 inch Scotland, 1892-1905, Explore georeferenced maps (National Library of Scotland)
  3. Paisley, Hawkhead House, Canmore
  4. Paisley Mansions: Hawkhead, Paisley.org
  5. Hawkhead House Farm, Farmhouse, British Listed Buildings
  6. Millionaire scrap dealer chased for more than £64,000 for trading without licence, Daily Record, 21 October 2015
  7. Farmer fined over neglect of bull, BBC News, 21 August 2009
  8. "Hawkhead Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. "Hawkhead House web page". Archived from the original on 2010-09-07.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.