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Montgomery Square lies between Montgomery Street at the Cross Keys Inn http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1450299 and Gilmour Street. The churchyard of Eaglesham Parish Church is situated behind the wall on the left of the photograph.

Montgomery Square was once the High Street of the mediaeval village. A single-storey cottage in Montgomery Square built by 1789. The 1861 census indicates that Jonathan Kennedy, a shoemaker and his wife, Helen Kennedy, a handloom cotton weaver resided in the cottage. The emunerator, James B. Yuille describes Montgomery Square as "... Backrow (known also as Montgomerie Square which name is not properly applied as neither the ground nor the houses form a square)..."

Eaglesham Cross looking along Gilmour Street. Kirkstyle, a single-storey cottage believed to be of seventeenth century origin is situated to the right of Cross Garage in the foreground. Links to other views of Gilmour Street http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1484257 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1484265 .

Montgomery Square bounds two sides of Eaglesham Parish kirkyard and was once the High Street. Gas works were situated in Gas Works Lane which 19th century maps show to be Kirk Wynd which leads off Montgomery Square beside the cottage pictured in the background. Kirk Wynd is known locally as Gassy Brae in reference to the gas works that were once situated here. The Darvel and Newmilns weavers used to make the 16 mile journey from Darvel to Eaglesham on occasion carrying a piece of finished cloth for the markets and collecting a new clue of yarn which would arrive with the carriers from Glasgow and Paisley. The Weavers' Trail http://www.geograph.org.uk/article/The-Darvel-to-Eaglesham-weavers-trail starts or finishes depending on the direction of travel at Montgomery Square following a route along Kirk Wynd http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1490402 ; passing Park Farm http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1490436 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1490362 ; Netherton, Carrot http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1434824 ; Myres Hill http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1434824 Crook Hill http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/89608 ; High Overmuir http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/89605 ; Auldhouse Burn http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/89604 ; Low Overmuir Farm Road http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/89602 ; Pogiven Bridge http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/89600 ; track to High Carlingcraig http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/240520 before descending to Darvel http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/78857 . Click on this link to discover about the Eaglesham cotton mills http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1450337 .

Kirkstyle, originally known as Kirkstyll of Egilschamme, is one of the oldest buildings in Eaglesham. The cottage is said to be of seventeenth century origin and was occupied by Alexander Currie in 1623. The cottage was probably rebuilt in 1770 with later alterations. The 25-inch 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of Eaglesham (1863) indicates Kirkstyle to be a smithy. Polnoon Lodge http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1450255 was built in 1733 and also pre-dates the development of the planned village in 1769.

Kirkstyle, originally known as Kirkstyll of Egilschamme, is one of the oldest buildings in Eaglesham. The cottage is said to be of sixteenth century origin and was occupied by Alexander Currie in 1623 and probably rebuilt in 1770 with later alterations. The 25-inch 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of Eaglesham (1863) indicates Kirkstyle to be a smithy. Polnoon Lodge http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1450255 was built in 1733 and also pre-dates the development of the planned village in 1769.

Cross Keys cottage in Montgomery Square is recorded as being tacked to Robert Montgomerie in June 1773. John Arneil later owned the cottage and Cross Keys Inn http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1875376 for many years.