Rutherglen Burgh

Archives and Special Collections hold the records of the royal Burgh of Rutherglen, which was founded by David I in the first half of the 12th century and existed until local government reorganisation in 1975.

The records held include the following:

• Council Minutes - the main record of the burgh from 1619 to 1975
• Burgh Charters - from 1542 to 1617 (the Robert the Bruce Charter, dated 1323, is on display in South Lanarkshire Archives)
• Court Records - from the 17th to the 20th century
• Building Records - registers and plans of buildings in the Burgh of Rutherglen, c. 1870 to 1975
• Financial Records - various financial records from the 17th century, including stent rolls for the years 1663-1742
• Burgesses - records of the admissions of burgesses, 1620-1975
• Electoral Registers - 1832  to 1931
• Valuation Rolls - 1864 to 1975
• Incorporations - records of the Incorporations of Weavers, 1641-1866 and of the Incorporations of Masons and Wrights, 1636-1758

For more information about records relating to the Burgh of Rutherglen, please contact:

Archives and Special Collections
The Mitchell
North Street
Glasgow
G3  7DN
Phone: 0141 287 2910 or 2988
Fax: 0141 287 2815
E-mail: archives@csglasgow.org