Bantaskine is a park with woodlands in Falkirk, Scotland[1] that was formerly the Bantaskine Estate, a coal mining estate.[2][3][4][5][6] The artist Mary Georgina Wade Wilson grew up there. The Battle of Falkirk Muir was fought nearby.[7][8] It is also known as South Bantaskine. North Bantaskine, on the other side of the Union Canal, was an agricultural estate.[9] It is listed as a historically significant archeological site by Historic Environment Scotland.[6]
| Bantaskine | |
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| Location | Falkirk, Scotland |
Etymology edit
The name may be from the Welsh words for a rise and a hollow, signifying a rise over a hollow.[10]
History edit
The property was owned by a merchant operating in West Indian territories, Thomas Campbell Hagart.[11] A brickworks was also on the property.[12]
Wilson family edit
The Bantaskine estate was held by the Wilson coal magnate family.[5] Coal magnate Robert Wilson established the estate as part of his coal mining empire. After his death, his 21-year-old son and future MP John Wilson (1815 - 1883) took over running the estate. He had eight daughters and a son.[13][14] The stained glass windows from a mansion that once stood in the property are preserved at a local shopping center.[15]
Robert Moffat stayed at the estate several times.[5][16] It had substantial landscaping and gardens. Miss Wilson used them as a subject of her paintings.[17]
Further reading edit
- Moffat, John Smith, Robert Moffat and Mary Moffat. The Lives of Robert and Mary Moffat. p 394. Armstrong (1885).
- Ross, David R. On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Edinburgh: Luath Press (2004). ISBN 0946487685
References edit
- ^ "Parks & estates - Bantaskine Estate | Falkirk Council". www.falkirk.gov.uk.
- ^ "Bantaskine Estate | MyParkScotland".
- ^ "Parks & estates - Bantaskine Estate | Falkirk Council". www.falkirk.gov.uk.
- ^ "South Bantaskine Estate". April 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Bantaskine family reigned when coal was king". www.falkirkherald.co.uk.
- ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "South Bantaskine (134515)". Canmore. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Falkirk". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Forth Valley Orienteers | Results | Bantaskine Local Event ... https://fvo.org.uk/events/2019/jun/16/bantaskine-local-event
- ^ Meek, Donald. "Passages from Tiree".
- ^ Waldie, George (July 6, 1883). "Walks Along the Northern Roman Wall: And Notes by the Way on the Early History of Falkirk, Arthur's Oven, the Gododin Poems, and Other Curious Things". G. Waldie – via Google Books.
- ^ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slave-ownership". www.ucl.ac.uk.
- ^ "Falkirk Fire Brickworks, South Bantaskine, Falkirk, Stirlingshire | Scotland's Brick Manufacturing Industry".
- ^ http://www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/heritage/archives/finding-aids/docs/russel_aitken/49_-_Wilson.pdf [dead link]
- ^ Ian Elfick; Paul Harris (1998). T.N. Foulis: The History and Bibliography of an Edinburgh Publishing House. Werner Shaw. ISBN 978-0-907961-10-9.
- ^ Ross, David R. (November 16, 2000). On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Dundurn. ISBN 9780946487684 – via Google Books.
- ^ Moffat, John Smith (July 6, 1888). "The Lives of Robert & Mary Moffat". A.C. Armstrong & son – via Google Books.
- ^ Maxwell, Sir Herbert (July 6, 1911). "Scottish Gardens: Being a Representative Selection of Different Types, Old and New". E. Arnold – via Google Books.
External links edit
- South Bantaskine Estate by Geoff Bailey from the Falkirk Local History Society