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Introduction In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd of the British Isles, statistical and topographical described Eaglesham like this: Eaglesham , par. and vil., SE. Renfrewshire -- par., 15,666 ac., pop. 1385; vil., 2� miles SW. of Hairmyres beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd sta. and 8� S. of Glasgow, pop. 888; P.O., 1 Bank; in the 17th century E. was a small market town; the present vil. was founded in 1796 by the 12th Earl of Eglinton; it had at one time handloom weaving and a cotton-mill; it is now a resort for summer visitors from Glasgow; in vicinity is Eaglesham House.
The ancient seat of the Montgomeries, the village of Eaglesham - population of 3,127 in 2001 - is located 8� miles south of Glasgow in East Renfrewshire. In the heart of the beautiful village is the 18th century planned village. Many of its buildings are grade 'B' or 'C' listed but, as a whole, the village is 'A' listed. In 1769 Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton, beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd began the work of developing the old kirktoun of Eaglesham into an elegant planned village with two ranges of houses (Polnoon Street and Montgomery Street) built around the �Orry, an area of common land planted with trees and lawns and with a rivulet running beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd down the middle, intended for the common good. Several masses of Osmond Stone occur in the Parish. The stone was much prized as an oven lining due to its ability to withstand a great heat without being fused or broken. Its use however beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd went out of favour in the early 19th century; its variable density meant that not all stones had the same capacity for receiving and retaining heat. In the 19th century, the main industries were cotton spinning, weaving and farming. There were several cotton mills; one situated in the Orry employing 200 workers around 1840 and the other on the nearby Millhall Estate at Polnoon. The Orry cotton spinning mill which had one of the largest water wheels in the country burned down, was rebuilt and modified several times before destruction by fire in 1876 and was never re-built. With the main industry gone, workers beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd drifted away and the population declined to around 1,000; a number similar to that at the time of the foundation of the new village beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd in 1769. In the early 20th century, the village was a resort for summer visitors from Glasgow. Most of the 18th century buildings including beautiful houses; churches; Polnoon Lodge, a former hunting lodge of the Earls of Eglinton and former 19th century coaching house, the Eglinton Arms Hotel survive to this day. �Orry is from the Scots word, aurie meaning area Origin of the name Eaglesham There have been several suggestions as to the meaning of the name Eaglesham but the most likely explanation is that Eaglesham beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd means kirkton or church town derived from the Gaelic word eaglais meaning church and the Saxon ham meaning hamlet beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd or village. Rev. Alexander Dobin writing in The Statistical Account of Scotland, suggested that one of the woods in the Parish was much frequented by eagles. However fifty years later his successor, Rev. William Colville was unimpressed by his predecessor's explanation and considered the statement as 'utterly unfounded and evidently proceeds on a vulgar mistake' since 'its [the golden eagle] habits of resort are not lowland woods, but remote mountainous districts'. The Rev. James Brown Johnston, writer of Place-Names of Scotland suggested that the name Eaglesham was derived from the Swiss Egil or Egli meaning beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd a man and h�m or home . Whatever the explanation, this didn't stop the villagers from adopting the eagle as an emblem which was used to adorn the weather vane atop the parish church steeple or appearing on the Feuars' Association flag.
Early history to the Medi�val period Little is known about Eaglesham before the Medi�val period however there is evidence of Neolithic and early Bronze Age activity within the Parish. Cup and ring mark carvings are evident around the area to the south and west of Eaglesham whilst cairns and mounds thought to be of Bronze Age origin are to be found at North and South Kirktonmoor, East Revoch and Crosslees.
The parish of Egglisham formed part of the district of Mearns and together with other lands were bestowed to Walter Fitz-Alan, the first Seneschal (High Steward) of Scotland and founder of the House of Stewart, by King David I (1080-1153). beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd Walter was the great-grandson of Alain Fitz-Alan, Dapifer (Steward) to the Archbishop of Dol in Brittany. During the 1160s Fitz-Alan began to distribute his lands amongst his Anglo-Saxon supporters and the lands of Egglisham were granted to Robert de Montgomerie, a knight descended from Arnulph de Montgomerie and fifth son of Roger de Montgomerie. Roger de Montgomerie accompanied William Duke of Normandy in his great expedition to England and supported him at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, for which he was later awarded the Earldom of Shrewsbury, Arundel and Chichester and soon afterwards properly the Earldom of Sussex. Robert de Montgomerie was witness to the endowment charter of Paisley by Walter Fitz-Alan between 1164 and 1174 and another charter between 1173 and 1177. Later in 1263, it is supposed that Robert de Montgomerie's great-grandson, Sir John de Montgomerie was in the army raised by Alexander III (1241-1286) to meet the Norwegians under their king, Haakon IV (1204-1263) beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd whom Alexander defeated beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd at the Battle of Largs . In 1361, Sir John de Montgomerie of Eaglesham and Eastwood married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Hugh de Eglinton of that Ilk, one of the two Justicaries of Scotland and niece of King Robert II (1316-1390). beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd Sir John obtained the baronies of Eglinton and Ardrossan upon Sir Hugh's death in 1374. Afterwards the Montgomeries made Eglintoun their chief residence.
On 6th August 1388 at the Battle of Otterburn , Sir John de Montgomerie captured Henry, Lord Percy also known as Hotspur. Percy had killed Sir John's uncle, James, second Earl of Douglas and mortally wounded the Earl of Moray. It is believed beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd that Lord Percy built Polnoon Castle for Sir John in lieu of a ransom for his prisoner. After being released Lord Percy went to Calais in 1391 and served as Governor of Bordeaux from 1393 to 1395. Sir John's eldest son, Hugh was killed by an English archer at the battle in revenging the death of the Earl of Douglas. The Montgomerie armorial arms panel which can be seen above the entrance beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd to Cross Keys House (formerly Cross Keys Inn) on Montgomery Street is thought to have originally been set in a recess above the entrance to Polnoon Castle. Sir John quartered with his own, the Eglinton arms which were "three gules , three rings or gemmed azure ". Polnoon castle was refurbished for occupation in 1617 but was ruined by 1676. The other sites identified as being possible mottes are at the Orry in Eaglesham and at Dumflat beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd at the confluence of the Ardoch and Dunwan Burns. The Moot Hill is a flat-topped beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd mound situated on the north-west bank of the Linn Burn in the Orry which was used for judicial and local assemblies in medieval times. The south-east side was truncated in the late 18th century by the building of the Orry Mill which has resulted in the removal of probably about a third of the site.
There was a long-standing feud between the Montgomeries and the Cunninghames which began after King James II (1430-1460) granted the Bailliary of Cunninghame to Alexander, Master of Montgomerie, beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd 1448-1449. Later in 1506 Hugh de Montgomerie, second Lord Montgomerie acquired the title of Earl of Eglinton for services to King James IV (1473-1513). During beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd the second Earl's lifetime and much of his attention was taken up with the Cunningham feud. The quarrel with the Cunninghames became increasingly violent and in revenge for the murder of Cunninghame of Watterstoun by the Montgomeries, William, Master beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd of Glencairn burned down and destroyed Eglinton beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd Castle in 1528. Feelings ran high again that on 18th April 1586 while returning from a visit to his cousin, Sir Neil Montgomerie of Lainshaw, Hugh de Montgomerie, fourth Earl of Eglinton was shot by a party of the Cunninghames under the leadership of John Cunninghame of Ross. Hugh de Montgomerie, third Earl of Eglinton sided with Mary Queen of Scots and fought for her at the Battle of Langside in 1568. Following their defeat by troops commanded by Regent Moray, Mary fled south. The Queen's Seat near Ballageich Hill on the Eaglesham Moors is supposedly where the Queen's party rested on their way south. Parliament held by the Regent Moray on 19th August of the same year declared that the third Earl had committed treason. In April 1571, he submitted to the authority of King James VI and was sent to Doune Castle but, being released, he appeared in the Parliament held at Stirling in the month of September of that year.
The fourth Earl's son, also named Hugh, succeeded as fifth Earl. The Earl married his cousin Margaret, daughter of Robert Montgomerie beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd of Giffen and died without issue in 1612. Being the last of the direct male line of the Montgomeries, his cousin, Sir Alexander Seton of Foulstruther, inherited the estates and assumed the name of Montgomerie and the title of Eglinton. On the fifth Earl of Eglinton's death, his brother, Sir Alexander Seton of Foulstruther, popularly called Greysteel, beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd became 6th Earl of Eglinton and also took the surname of Montgomerie.
Following beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd a period of relative peace and stability in Scotland during the reign of King James VI , religion continued to be a major issue. The Covenanter movement beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd which resulted from an attempt by King Charles I (1600-1649) to impose a new prayer book and regulations on the Scottish Church became a powerful religious and political force. The Covenanters beyond warped the vans warped tour 04 dvd were Presbyterians who committed themselves to keeping their form of worship as the sole religion of Scotland and in a bid to prevent a new liturgy and the structures of the Anglican Church being forced on them, signed the National Covenant at Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh in 1638. The population of Renfrewshire was predominantly in favour of t