• The Bargarran Witchcraft Case 1696

    In the year 1696, the 11yr old daughter of John Shaw, the Laird of Bargarran, fell victim to one of the most well remembered cases of ‘demonic possession’ in Scottish History. It resulted in a large number of locals being implicated as her tormentors concluding with 7 people being put to death in Paisley on…

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  • A Renfrewshire Ghost Story

    From the Lanercost Chronicle… Set at Duchal Castle… AT this time, in the west of Scotland, in the valley of the Clyde, about four miles from Paisley, there happened in the house of a knight, Duncan de Lyle, an event at once dreadful and wonderful, which may fill the wicked with fear, and show the…

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  • Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal

    The 31st October 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal. The initial stretch opened was between Paisley and Johnstone; with the length between Paisley and Port Eglinton in Glasgow was completed and opened the opening the following year. Why was the canal needed and who was behind…

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  • Paisley Heritage Visitors Map

    Paisley Heritage Visitors Map

    Our Heritage Visitors Map is now available online at http://theurbanhistorian.co.uk/paisley-visitors-map/  The map is still under development and new sites are being added every few weeks. Please tell us what you think of the map.  The content for each site is being updated when time permits.

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