Strathleven Artizans Renton Scotland A Brief Insight

The Constitution.

"To promote and benefit the people from the area known as Strathleven and its environs, by advancing social, educational and recreational opportunities. To promote and undertake activities relating to the local history and heritage. To improve health and well-being, also to promote all and any objectives for the benefits of the community. Strathleven Artizans are now and hereafter deemed by law to be charitable."

We the Strathleven Artizans.

As a working voluntary group we aim to promote historical links in Strathleven towards King Robert the Bruce and King David II. Other subjects will include "Tobias Smollet", the "Turkey Red Dye Works" also the waterways such as the river Leven which flows through Renton village towards the river Clyde. We also aim to rebuild King Robert the Bruce's Manor House at "Dalquhurn Point" (see ancient map), or within that area. Our ambitions are to promote tourism, employment, and let our history help with the future.

Strathleven Artizans Committee Members.
The following members can be contacted by E-Mail as below.

(Chairman) Duncan Thomson.     duncanthomson1960@yahoo.co.uk.
(Treasurer) Jim Tannock.     jimtannock@yahoo.co.uk
General Inquiries.     strathlevenartizans@yahoo.co.uk.
We would like to acknowledge non-committee members for helping in this project
(Proof Reader) Catherine Russell.
(Webmaster) Leslie William Blyth.     leslie@lblyth.freeserve.co.uk
The website below is an organisation which promotes Scottish culture and heritage offering
a wide range of information and links.       www.cranntara.org.uk
Renton villlage lies on the west bank of the river Leven, just north of Dumbarton, a little bit south of Balloch, Loch Lomond.   The village and wider district of Strathleven is renowned for its substantial recent history attached to the Turkey Red cotton industry.  We also have a unique medieval history of national importance which is associated with King Robert the Bruce and the ancient crown lands which are now the heart of our village.
Hover over Millburn Church for image change
Pictures of the ruined Millburn church
courteously provided by Catherine Russell
Strathleven Artizans and the local Community wish to share our particular heritage story as part of the Village Redevelopment and Social Inclusion Programme. We have identified that a possible way forward with this is to restore the ruined Millburn Church (see above left), and to use this building as a Village Heritage Centre dedicated to the Turkey Red Dye Industry, and to incorporate the local aspect of our King Robert the Bruce Story.

sir James Douglas most loyal comrade in arms of Robert the Bruce King of Scots. While on his way to present the heart of Bruce at the church of the Most Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem the good sir James turned aside to support king alfonso xi and capture the strategic castle of the Stars-Teba and was slain in battle august 25 1330

Sir James Douglas
most loyal comrade-in-arms of
Robert the Bruce
KING of SCOTS
While on his way to present the Heart of Bruce at the church of the Most Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem the good Sir James turned aside to support
King Alfonso XI and capture the strategic
Castle of the Stars-Teba
and was slain in battle August 25 1330.

secretary George Fleming and Chairman Duncan Thomson bearing gifts from the Strathleven Artizans to the douglas Memorial Museium Teba Spain

Graham Fleming, and Duncan Thomson
bearing gifts from the Strathleven Artizans
to the Douglas Memorial Museum at Teba, Spain.