Bantaskine
Park and estate in Falkirk, Scotland
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Bantaskine is a park with woodlands in Falkirk, Scotland[1] that was formerly the Bantaskine Estate, a coal mining estate.[2][3][4][5][6] The artist Mary Georgina Wade Wilson grew up there. The Battle of Falkirk Muir was fought nearby.[7][8] It is also known as South Bantaskine. North Bantaskine, on the other side of the Union Canal, was an agricultural estate.[9] South Bantaskine is listed as a historically significant archeological site by Historic Environment Scotland.[6]
| Bantaskine | |
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 Interactive map of Bantaskine | |
| Location | Falkirk, Scotland |
Etymology
The name may be from the Welsh language words for a rise and a hollow, signifying a rise over a hollow.[10]
History
The property was owned by a merchant operating in West Indian territories, Thomas Campbell Hagart.[11] A brickworks was also on the property.[12]
Wilson family
The Bantaskine estate was held by the Wilson coal magnate family.[5] 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.[13][14] The stained glass windows from a mansion that once stood in the property are preserved at a local shopping center.[15]
Robert Moffat stayed at the estate several times.[5][16] It had substantial landscaping and gardens. Miss Wilson used them as a subject of her paintings.[17]
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). ISBN 0946487685