Lawhead was an old estate in the Pentland Hills, just inside Lanarkshire, originally called "Torbreks", which is how the nearby village of Tarbrax came by its name. Early records suggest the area was dominated by the Lockharts and Sommervilles, who came with the Norman invasion. We found some 'green glaze' pottery in the field to the south, dating (we are told) from the 13th or 14th century.
An early photograph, possibly from the 1920s:
History of Lawhead House:
George Lockhart of Tarbrax, from 1652
Anne Lockhart, Countess of Aberdeen, from 1683
William, Thomas, and Adam Somerville, portioners 1726 to 1819
Norman Lockhart, owner 1819 to 1855
David Souter Robertson, owner 1855 to 1874, house rebuilt
Education Authourity of the County of Lanark, owner 1921 to 1937
Gilbert Robertson Mair, owner 1937 to 1953
Robert Thomson, owner 1953 to 1964
Thomas Thomson, owner 1964 to 1973
Before 1860
After 1860
