We went to great lengths to bring you this presentation

Dedication to the job of recording

We are very happy at our work

Sources of information • • • • • • • •

Archaeological Information Maps of the grave yards and lairs Estate Records – locally Lockharts Parish and Ecclesiastical Records General Burial records Oral History Local Historians – eg Hugh Davidson Finally the work of dedicated enthusiasts

An early photo of St Kentigerns Lanark 1880

General view of Lanark Cemetery

Monument under threat

A derelict mausoleum

Monuments deserving support

A typical problem

Vandalism problem

A nightmare for recording purposes

A variety of different gravestones in their setting

A difficult one to record

Split tomb

Graves in disarray

Damaged gravestone in need of rescue

Ravages of time

Decay

The problem of collapsed gravestones

The transitional thirteenth century doorway of St Kentigern’s Lanark

General view of St Kentigern’s Lanark

How St Kentigern’s used to be.

Current state of St Kentigern’s

The seventeenth century Lockhart Aisle

Roof of the William Smellie Memorial prior to recent damage

This door was done in the Victorian Neo Gothic Style in the 1874.

The doorway was constructed at approximately the same time as the watch tower was demolished. During its demolition a number of Medieval gravestones were found . Several of these went to Lanark Library but three were incorporated into the new Victorian facade mentioned above.

Medieval Graves

Small thirteenth century tombstone inserted into the restored West end of St Kentigern’s Lanark. The sword is of Scandinavian design ; the feature that shows this is the pommel. Swords of this type were in use in mainland Scotland in the time of William Wallace

St Kentigern’s Lanark View from the fourteenth century chancel through to the fifteenth century north aisle .

Burials started in the church from the late 18th century. The reason was the abandonment of the church in favour of the current parish church of St Nicholas which was the chapel of St Kentigern’s originally.

The period of the Covenanters is a period of considerable interest. Many people from Lanark supported the cause of the Covenanters. This tombstone is a replica of the original stone which was badly damaged a number of years ago.

Lockhart of the Lee Burial Chapel

Dr William Smellie

Smellie Tomb prior to the erection of the metal screens

Tools of the trade

Grave marker

Grave markers were very popular from the Medieval period onward. They fell out of use in the eighteenth century

The reaper cometh !

A reminder of one’s mortality

Memorials such as this are a very good source of interesting information about local firms such as Meiklejohn’s

One of the oldest trades – Brewing and Inn Keeping

Town and Trade

Packed with family details

James Stark – Burgess of Lanark

Interesting but where is the rest ?

Minister of the now vanished St Leonard’s Church – Lanark

Newspapers

Hilstons were well known in the town for being involved in the pharmacy trade both for humans and animals. For many years the pharmacy was based in the Tolbooth in Lanark.

The museum have some of the ledgers belonging to Hilstons.

St Kentigern’s and the adjacent cemeteries were used for the burial of the people from New Lanark. There was a small cemetery above the village which was used by the Gaelic speaking folk from Caithness.

Interesting information can often be found on tombstones particularly in connection with the story of the British Empire

The Marr Family played an important part in the history of Lanark ; Hugh Marr was an architect and lived in Hope Street , Lanark. The same Hugh Marr was a founder of the Lanark Golf Club in 1851. John Marr recorded here was a brother of Hugh Marr , the architect.

Grave stones are a useful source of information about local estates.

The burial place of Hugh Davidson who was the only person to do an excavation in St Kentigern’s . He was also responsible for taking down the tower erected in 1822 to watch out for grave robbers. He also supervised the conservation of the ruins in 1877.

The Jack family played an important part in the development of Jack’s Ironmongers. What is not so readily known about this family is their connection with local farmers. Jack’s supplied everything from seed to agricultural tools.

The postmaster was a person of considerable standing in the community. Victorian and Edwardian post offices provided an amazing service too the community ; this has never been matched even today.

A rare type of memorial in that it has an iron surround

Recognition by the workforce

Dennis Arr was a former postmaster in the 1980’s of the Westport Post Office

War time memories

Smellie Memorial to the premature babies and those that died shortly after birth