Eaglesham

What better than a Christmas Day walk in a very crisp and bright Eaglesham, a village south of Glasgow, near Newton Mearns.

The ancient seat of the Earls of Eglinton; in the 17th century Eaglesham was a small market town; today's village was founded in 1769 by Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton; it had at one time handloom weaving and a cotton-mill. Many of its buildings are grade 'B' or 'C' listed but, as a whole, the village is 'A' listed. Eaglesham was designated Scotland's first outstanding conservation area in 1960. It is likely that there has been a place of worship here since the 5th or 6th centuries.

The village is an example of an early Scottish planned village.

Have a good Christmas Day all.