Kirkmuirhill is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It borders Blackwood, near Lanark and is sited near Junction 9 of the M74 motorway.
History In 1810 John Begg, husband of Robert Burns' youngest sister Isabella, became the land steward for Mr James Hope Vere MP on his estate at Blackwood.Begg, Page 27Begg, Page 21 On 24 April 1813, after nearly three years at Blackwood, John met his death when his horse reared and fell on him, crushing him to death. He was returning from his regular trip to Lesmahagow market on a horse that he had been asked to ride because it had become fractious due to lack of exercise.Begg, Page 28 Isabella was left a widow with nine children with ages from three to eighteen. For a while Mr James Hope Vere paid her a small annual grant however to make ends meet she opened a dame's school in Kirkmuirhill which she ran for four yearsBegg, Page 29 before moving to Ormiston.
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Churches There are a number of Christian congregations within the village. These include Kirkmuirhill Parish Church of Scotland; Hope Church: Blackwood & Kirkmuirhill Free Church of Scotland, Our Lady & St John's Catholic Church and Kirkmuirhill Gospel Hall.
References Notes
Bibliography Begg, Robert Burns (1891). Memoir of Isobel Burns. Privately printed.