Mosshouse, New Monkland - where is it?

[Clare Fowler]

Hi Monica,

I think Blackridge might be a bit too far east, as I think it is closer to Bathgate than Airdrie. 

I pulled up the entry that Sancti found in the 1901 census above to have a look and 'my' Mosshouse seems to be in the Greengairs area in the village or hamlet of Darngavel.  I've tried looking for the adjacent properties on that census record - but no success yet.  Am gutted that I can't look at the previous page but it looks like MOss house was number 1 on the schedule, so was first up in that ED. 

This will not deter me though!  I will go and try the same technique on the 1911 census (just as soon as I have a day off to get to the Family History Centre at the Mitchell).

Thanks again,
Clare

[sancti]

Mosshouse shows on the modern map near Blackridge

[MonicaL]

It was looking good, but from what Clare has found in 1901, certainly looks to be further west into New Monkland. Pity!

[Clare Fowler]

Hi guys,

I think I am getting there.  I couldn't find a 'Darngavel' on Google Maps but I found a 'Darngavil Road' just to the south of Greengairs, so I think it may be safe to assume that 'Mosshouse/Moss House in the hamlet of Darngavel in the Quad Sacra Parish of Greengairs' might have been around there.

Looking at the map, it looks like it is on the edge of a large quarry, so it may be long gone.  There also appears to be a book (out of print and not in the Glasgow Libraries catalogue of course!) called " The lost villages: Whiterigg, Darngavil, Arden, Ballochney, Craigmauchen, Meikle Drumgray, North Standrigg, South Standrigg" - giving further weight to my new theory that it no longer exists.  Hopefully, I'll be able to track down a copy of the book at some point and it may well be listed.

Thanks again for all your help!

Cheers,
Clare

[sancti]

Clare, when you looked at the original census on SP, was it only the Mcauley family on the page?

Darngavil shows up on www.old-maps.co.uk

[MonicaL]

I am always shocked when I find anything on an old map    I think I found Mosshouse, though. If you have a look at www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html and put in co-ordinates 276500 and 670500, there is a Mosshouse showing to the west of Rigend - fits well with the enumeration districts you mention Clare, from 1881 http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LANARK/1999-07/0932179535

Monica

[sancti]

Well done Monica

It is still showing on the modern map west of Riggend

[sancti]

The property can be viewed using Streetview

[apanderson]

National Library of Scotland, Town Plans of Scotland 1847-95

Sorry - I've been asked to remove the images in case they breach copyright.

Mosshouse clearly shown on the map.

http://geo.nls.uk/ostowns/

Anne