Bantaskine Explained
Bantaskine is a park with woodlands in Falkirk, Scotland[1] that was formerly the Bantaskine Estate, a coal mining estate.[2] [3] [4] [5] The artist Mary Georgina Wade Wilson grew up there. The Battle of Falkirk Muir was fought nearby.[6] [7] It is also known as South Bantaskine. North Bantaskine, on the other side of the Union Canal, was an agricultural estate.[8] It is listed as a historically significant archeological site by Historic Environment Scotland.
Etymology
The name may be from the Welsh words for a rise and a hollow, signifying a rise over a hollow.[9]
History
The property was owned by a merchant operating in West Indian territories, Thomas Campbell Hagart.[10] A brickworks was also on the property.[11]
Wilson family
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.[12] [13] The stained glass windows from a mansion that once stood in the property are preserved at a local shopping center.[14]
Robert Moffat stayed at the estate several times.[5] [15] It had substantial landscaping and gardens. Miss Wilson used them as a subject of her paintings.[16]
Further reading
- 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).
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Parks & estates - Bantaskine Estate | Falkirk Council. www.falkirk.gov.uk.
- Web site: Bantaskine Estate | MyParkScotland.
- Web site: Parks & estates - Bantaskine Estate | Falkirk Council. www.falkirk.gov.uk.
- Web site: South Bantaskine Estate. April 26, 2018.
- Web site: Bantaskine family reigned when coal was king. www.falkirkherald.co.uk.
- Web site: Falkirk . Gazetteer for Scotland . 22 December 2020.
- Forth Valley Orienteers | Results | Bantaskine Local Event ...https://fvo.org.uk/events/2019/jun/16/bantaskine-local-event
- Web site: Passages from Tiree. Donald. Meek.
- Web site: 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. George. Waldie. July 6, 1883. G. Waldie. Google Books.
- Web site: Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slave-ownership. www.ucl.ac.uk.
- Web site: 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
- Book: Ian Elfick. Paul Harris. T.N. Foulis: The History and Bibliography of an Edinburgh Publishing House. 1998. Werner Shaw. 978-0-907961-10-9.
- Book: Ross, David R.. On the Trail of Bonnie Prince Charlie. November 16, 2000. Dundurn. 9780946487684. Google Books.
- Web site: The Lives of Robert & Mary Moffat. John Smith. Moffat. July 6, 1888. A.C. Armstrong & son. Google Books.
- Web site: Scottish Gardens: Being a Representative Selection of Different Types, Old and New. Sir Herbert. Maxwell. July 6, 1911. E. Arnold. Google Books.