Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Carnbroe

Carnbroe, an estate, with a mansion, and a village on the N border of Bothwell parish, Lanarkshire. The mansion stands on North Calder Water, near the Caledonian railway, 1¼ mile NNE of Bellshill. The estate is rich in coal and ironstone, and has within it collieries and iron-works. The village adjoins Calder in Old Monkland parish, and forms part of Calder Iron-works. Pop. (1861) 904, (1871) 873, (l881) 739.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "an estate, with a mansion, and a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels")
Administrative units: Lanarkshire County
Place: Carnbroe

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