THESE willing helpers could be working in the garden or tidying up the area where they live. But they are, in fact, learning about history while they are working.
Henry Crosbie, Claire Cunningham, Simone O’Donnell, all eight, and nine-year-old Alan Dougall, were helping archaologists from Glasgow University excavate the land around Castlemilk Tower House.
The work, back in October 1991, was part of an open day at the 15th century house under the auspices of the then district council-funded Archaelogy Glasgow projects scheme.
Castlemilk House started out as a fortified tower, but was developed later and eventually became a country mansion.
It was inhabited until the 20th century. The heir to the last Laird of Castlemilk was killed in the First World War and the grounds and buildings were later sold to Glasgow Corporation. 
The mansion was demolished in 1969 but the stables continued to be used by Glasgow City Council parks department as a plant nursery and offices until the building was set on fire in 1994. 
 The 19th century stables nearby was converted to offices in 2006.

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