Carluke
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The town of Carluke lies in the heart of the Lanarkshire countryside in South Lanarkshire
, Scotland
, 5.4 miles northwest of Lanark
and 4 miles southeast of Wishaw
.
Carluke is largely a commuting town, with a variety of small stores and supermarkets available at its centre. The surrounding villages of Braidwood
, Forth, Kilncadzow
, and Law are supported by the various shops and services available in Carluke.
It has an almost thriving shopping centre and it has seen a recent boom in house building thanks to its direct train link with Glasgow. The town centre was redesigned to create an attractive shopping environment and work finished in 2006.
Thanks to its proximity to the Clyde Valley's major fruit growers, one of Carluke's biggest employers is the jam company Renshaw Scott who recently added a chocolate refinery to their plant.
Memorials to two of Carluke's most famous sons were completed in 2006 as part of the town's Streetscape Project, regenerating the centre of the town. On the paving at the bottom of the High Street, a design of a compass etched with arrows pointing to places relevant to Carluke such as Tinto Hill and Carluke, New Zealand, has been created in honour of the noted surveyor and cartographer Major General William Roy. Doctor Daniel Reid Rankin is remembered by a plaque in Rankin Square with etchings of fossils carved into the granite.
The town was chartered as a Royal Burgh in 1662. Carluke expanded during through the industrial age, with work involving corn milling, cotton weaving, coal mining
and the manufacture of brick
s, glass
, confectionery
and jam.
's Food Heroes.
The town has the distinction of being home to three gallant recipients of the Victoria Cross
:
It is also the birthplace of:
Carluke Streetscape, a £2.35million town centre redevelopment project funded by South Lanarkshire Council it cost 2.35million and was completed in April 2006. As a result, after many years of pedestrianisation, unidirectional vehicular traffic is now permitted along the town's High Street and Hamilton Street outwith business hours.
Carluke high School was also redeveloped to make it bigger and more up to date in 2008. In 2010 a £1.1million indoor soft play and cafe "The Bubbles Factory" was built and opened in Hamilton Street, where the "old smiddy" was sited. The next big step for Carluke is Tesco coming in 2011.
, which also serves Law village, Braidwood and Forth. Carluke High School has also been rebuilt on its current site.
In addition Carluke is home to a state funded Special School, Victoria Park The school serves the whole of South Lanarkshire Council and provides education for primary and secondary pupils aged 3 to 18 with special educational needs.
is the most popular sport. The most popular team is Carluke Tigers
. Carluke is also home to Carluke Rovers F.C.
who play at John Cumming Stadium and the Carluke Cobras, one of the top three flag football
teams in the UK.
, and is the meeting place of the A73
and A721 roads. The town also benefits from frequent direct rail services to Lanark
, Motherwell
, Hamilton
and Glasgow
, in addition to a twice daily commuter service to Edinburgh
(Sundays excepted) from Carluke railway station
, less than a 10 minute walk from the town centre. There is a circular town bus route that connects the town centre with several local housing schemes, and there are also regular bus services to Lanark, Wishaw
, Motherwell, Hamilton and Glasgow, as well as an hourly express coach service to Glasgow that runs non-stop from the outskirts of Motherwell via the M74, M73
and M8 motorways.
South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, 5.4 miles northwest of Lanark
Lanark
Lanark is a small town in the central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8,253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland. The name is believed to come from the Cumbric Lanerc meaning "clear space, glade"....
and 4 miles southeast of Wishaw
Wishaw
Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....
.
Carluke is largely a commuting town, with a variety of small stores and supermarkets available at its centre. The surrounding villages of Braidwood
Braidwood, South Lanarkshire
Braidwood is a small village near Carluke, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The medieval barony of Braidwood included the Tower of Hallbar.Braidwood House, former seat of Lord Clydesmuir, is one of the major local landmarks...
, Forth, Kilncadzow
Kilncadzow
Kilncadzow is a small village in rural South Lanarkshire, lying roughly 5km north of Lanark and 5km east-southeast of Carluke, on the A721 road. The name 'Kilncadzow' is pronounced locally as kill-caig-eh...
, and Law are supported by the various shops and services available in Carluke.
Carluke today
Carluke is the Clyde Valley's largest town with a population of 13,500. It sits on a high plateau overlooking the River Clyde, right in the heart of Lanarkshire's fruit growing area.It has an almost thriving shopping centre and it has seen a recent boom in house building thanks to its direct train link with Glasgow. The town centre was redesigned to create an attractive shopping environment and work finished in 2006.
Thanks to its proximity to the Clyde Valley's major fruit growers, one of Carluke's biggest employers is the jam company Renshaw Scott who recently added a chocolate refinery to their plant.
Memorials to two of Carluke's most famous sons were completed in 2006 as part of the town's Streetscape Project, regenerating the centre of the town. On the paving at the bottom of the High Street, a design of a compass etched with arrows pointing to places relevant to Carluke such as Tinto Hill and Carluke, New Zealand, has been created in honour of the noted surveyor and cartographer Major General William Roy. Doctor Daniel Reid Rankin is remembered by a plaque in Rankin Square with etchings of fossils carved into the granite.
History
In a charter by Robert I, dated 1315, Carluke is written "Carneluk"; at different periods it appears as Carlowck, Carlowk, Carluk, Carlook, Carlouk and Carluke. Car or Caer tells us that it is a height or strong position and Luke suggests that it may be dedicated to the saint of that name, however there is evidence that the earliest church was dedicated to St. Andrew.The town was chartered as a Royal Burgh in 1662. Carluke expanded during through the industrial age, with work involving corn milling, cotton weaving, coal mining
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
and the manufacture of brick
Brick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
s, glass
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
, confectionery
Confectionery
Confectionery is the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well...
and jam.
Notable figures
Carluke is the home of R&W Scott, who have been handmaking preserves from locally-grown Clyde Valley fruit since the 1880s. Owned by Napier Brown Foods since September 2004, Scott's Carluke site was expanded in 2007 with the construction of a new foodhall for the manufacture of baking chocolate. The multi-award winning bacon curers Ramsay of Carluke have also been based in the town since 1857. Family-owned for five generations, the company is one of Rick SteinRick Stein
Christopher Richard "Rick" Stein OBE is an English chef, restaurateur and television presenter. He is currently the head chef and co-owner of "Rick Stein at Bannisters" at Mollymook, New South Wales, Australia, owns four restaurants in Padstow, a fish and chip shop in Falmouth, Cornwall and has...
's Food Heroes.
The town has the distinction of being home to three gallant recipients of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
:
- William AngusWilliam AngusWilliam Angus VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
- Thomas Caldwell
- Donald CameronDonald Cameron (VC)Commander Donald Cameron VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He is one of three VC winners from the small town of Carluke in South Lanarkshire...
It is also the birthplace of:
- Major Thomas Weir, covenantingSolemn League and CovenantThe Solemn League and Covenant was an agreement between the Scottish Covenanters and the leaders of the English Parliamentarians. It was agreed to in 1643, during the First English Civil War....
soldier and alleged WarlockWarlockThe term warlock in origin means "traitor, oathbreaker".In early modern Scots, the word came to be used as the male equivalent of witch .... - Major General William RoyWilliam RoyMajor-General William Roy FRS was a Scottish military engineer, surveyor, and antiquarian. He was an innovator who applied new scientific discoveries and newly emerging technologies to the accurate geodetic mapping of Great Britain....
, widely regarded as the founding father of the Ordnance SurveyOrdnance SurveyOrdnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with... - Dr Daniel Rankin, a noted 19th century geologistGeologistA geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
and paleontologist http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/carluke-gazette-scotland/mi_7807/is_2006_March_1/streetscape-commemorate-carlukes-famous-historic/ai_n34562536/.
- Joe DoddsJoe DoddsJoseph 'Joe' Dodds was a Scottish international footballer who played club football for Celtic , Cowdenbeath and Queen of the South. Dodds was unbeaten in his 3 full caps for Scotland. Dodds was a quick and dependable left back.-Career:Dodds joined Celtic in the summer of 1908 from Carluke Milton...
, a left-sided defender who played for CelticCeltic F.C.Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
, CowdenbeathCowdenbeath F.C.Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...
, Queen of the SouthQueen of the South F.C.Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
and the Scotland national teamScotland national football teamThe Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872... - Dougie ArnottDougie ArnottDouglas "Dougie" Arnott is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker. Arnott's entire career was at Motherwell, spending twelve seasons with the Fir Park club before retiring due to an injury in 1998...
, the former MotherwellMotherwell F.C.Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
striker, currently resides in the town.
Present day
Today Carluke's population stands at 18,609 and has 6 primary schools.Carluke Streetscape, a £2.35million town centre redevelopment project funded by South Lanarkshire Council it cost 2.35million and was completed in April 2006. As a result, after many years of pedestrianisation, unidirectional vehicular traffic is now permitted along the town's High Street and Hamilton Street outwith business hours.
Carluke high School was also redeveloped to make it bigger and more up to date in 2008. In 2010 a £1.1million indoor soft play and cafe "The Bubbles Factory" was built and opened in Hamilton Street, where the "old smiddy" was sited. The next big step for Carluke is Tesco coming in 2011.
Education
The town currently has five primary schools: Carluke Primary http://www.carluke-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/, High Mill Primary http://www.highmill-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/, Kirkton Primary http://www.kirkton-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/, Crawforddyke Primary http://www.crawforddyke-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk, and St Athanasius Primary http://www.st-athanasius-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/, all of which are in the process of being rebuilt or refurbished. Secondary education is provided by Carluke High SchoolCarluke High School
Carluke High School is a secondary school in Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. its head teacher was James Yuille. As of 2007 it had some 1,226 students. The school was rebuilt on the same site, beginning in 2005...
, which also serves Law village, Braidwood and Forth. Carluke High School has also been rebuilt on its current site.
In addition Carluke is home to a state funded Special School, Victoria Park The school serves the whole of South Lanarkshire Council and provides education for primary and secondary pupils aged 3 to 18 with special educational needs.
Sport
Carluke is a rare breed in a football-dominated country, and is one of few areas where Rugby LeagueRugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
is the most popular sport. The most popular team is Carluke Tigers
Carluke Tigers
Carluke Tigers are an amateur rugby league team. They play in the Scotland Division of the Rugby League Conference. The team is the only premier rugby league side in Lanarkshire...
. Carluke is also home to Carluke Rovers F.C.
Carluke Rovers F.C.
Carluke Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Carluke, South Lanarkshire. Nicknamed the Jam Town, they were formed in 1887 and are based in the John Cumming Stadium. The club compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association.-Notable players:* John Cumming...
who play at John Cumming Stadium and the Carluke Cobras, one of the top three flag football
Flag football
Flag football is a version of Canadian football or American football that is popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game , but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end...
teams in the UK.
Transport links
Carluke is situated 6.5 miles from Junction 8 of the M74, 8 miles from Junction 6 of the M8 and 17 miles from the A80 at CumbernauldCumbernauld
Cumbernauld is a Scottish new town in North Lanarkshire. It was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City. It is the eighth most populous settlement in Scotland and the largest in North Lanarkshire...
, and is the meeting place of the A73
A73 road
The A73 is a former trunk route in Scotland, that connects the M74 at Abington, Jct. 13 to the M80 motorway at Cumbernauld. Running for approximately , it passes through the towns of Lanark, Carluke, Newmains, Chapelhall and Airdrie...
and A721 roads. The town also benefits from frequent direct rail services to Lanark
Lanark
Lanark is a small town in the central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8,253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland. The name is believed to come from the Cumbric Lanerc meaning "clear space, glade"....
, Motherwell
Motherwell
Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...
, Hamilton
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...
and Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, in addition to a twice daily commuter service to Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
(Sundays excepted) from Carluke railway station
Carluke railway station
Carluke railway station is a railway station on the West Coast Main Line that serves the town of Carluke, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is predominantly served by Argyle Line commuter trains to Lanark, Milngavie and Dalmuir.-History:The station was...
, less than a 10 minute walk from the town centre. There is a circular town bus route that connects the town centre with several local housing schemes, and there are also regular bus services to Lanark, Wishaw
Wishaw
Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....
, Motherwell, Hamilton and Glasgow, as well as an hourly express coach service to Glasgow that runs non-stop from the outskirts of Motherwell via the M74, M73
M73 motorway
The M73 is a motorway in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is long and connects the M74 motorway with the M80 motorway, providing an eastern bypass for Glasgow. The short stretch between Junctions 1 and 2 is part of unsigned international E-road network E05, where it continues along the M8 through...
and M8 motorways.
External links
- The Bubbles Factory
- Carluke Community Website
- Carluke Development Trust
- Carluke High School
- Carluke Parish Historical Society (NEW, incl. maps & historical records)
- Carluke Primrose Orchestral Flutes
- Carluke Rotary Club
- Images of Carluke on Flickr.com
- Information on Carluke Leisure Centre.
- Kirkton Church, Carluke
- St. Athanasius Church, Carluke
- St John's Church, Carluke
- Ramsay of Carluke