A history of the witches of Renfrewshire. Published 1809
The story of the witch who lived in Polloktoun, the village which was over the river from Pollok House on the ground which is now part of our golf course.
Map of area: John Ainslie 1796
Blaeu map of area 1654
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Translation
On the nearer bank of the Clyde is located the Barony of Renfrew, named from the main town, which seems to be Ptolemy’s Randuara on the River Cathcart; Continue reading “Blaeu map of area 1654”
Pre-1850 Maps including the area of Pollok GC
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From http://www.scotcities.com/cathcart/pollokestate_whitecart.htm. Some other great photos in this site.
For history of village which was on the area of our course read post
Pollokshaws in the 1600s
From page 44 of http://pollokshaws.org.uk/