Introduction

This post records an ancestry themed tour.based on Howwood.

Firstly, I collected guest from Paisley and drove him to Howwood (pop1450) . This is a large village near Johnstone and about 20 mins S.W. of Paisley in the west of Scotland.

At Howwood we met with a local resident who escorted us on a tour of the village.The emphasis was on connections.with guest’s ancestral connections.These included the parish church, railway station, bowls club, George Street and sites connected with historic textile bleaching.

Information on the Tour

Railway Station.

Milton Bowling Club.

Village Hall.

Inside Parish Church.

Parish Church.

View from Howwood.

George Street

We had lunch at the Boarding House restaurant and then moved on to nearby Lochwinnoch where we visited the RSPB Nature Reserve, Parish Church, Free Church and ancient burial ground.

Although not included in the tour, nearby is the prehistoric Walls Hill Fort which dates from the Iron Age.

More information

The publication Visitors’ Guide to Scotland provides a wide range of information on many aspects of Scotland, including history and heritage.. The ISBN is 978-1-9161332-0-4. This book is also available via Kindle.