Glasgow, Clydeside and Stirling
Jack StevensonGlasgow, Clydeside and Stirling contains a wealth of fascinating information on Scotland's second-largest city and the surrounding areas. This region, stretching either side of the Forth and Clyde valleys, was a frontier zone from Roman times into the Middle Ages - dramatically illustrated by the Antonine Wall and a host of Norman mottes and Medieval castles. The ísland of Arran offers some outstanding monuments. The industrial legacy of central Scotland is evident too, in the Forth and Clyde Canal, and the showpiece wool-spinning village of New Lanark.
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, which was established in 1908, is responsible for compiling a national record of archaeological sites and historic buildings of all types and periods. The commission makes this record available both through its publications and through the maintenance of a central archive of information, known as the National Monuments Record of Scotland. This contains the national collection of pictorial and documentary material relating to Scotland’s ancient monuments and historic buildings and is open public reference.