Hurlet or The Hurlet is a former
mining village in
East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire (; ) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It was formed in 1996, as a successor to the Eastwood (district), Eastwood district of the Strathclyde region. The northeastern part of the council area is close to Glasgow and ma ...
, Scotland. It is located around 2 miles (3 km) northeast of
Barrhead, near the boundaries of the council areas with Glasgow to the north and
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire () (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Renfrewshire is located in the west central Lowlands. It borders East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire, and lies on the southern ba ...
to the west.
History
The Hurlet like the neighbouring area
Nitshill was abundant with
coal
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Coal i ...
. The area developed due to early 19th-century industrial advances, supplying coal and building stone to Glasgow. However, large deposits of
alum
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and
copperas
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were also discovered. Both minerals are pivotable in the
dyeing
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process in the
textile
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industry, allowing the village to become significant in the county.
During the late twentieth century, most of the Hurlet was consigned to the history books when the
A726 road, which cut through the village, was widened to become a
dual carriageway.
Notable people
Sir Isaac Holden, 1st Baronet, inventor.
References
Villages in East Renfrewshire
History of East Renfrewshire
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