LIGHTBURN, a village, in the parish of CambusLANG,
Middle ward of the county of Lanark, 1:^ mile
(E. S. E.) from the village of Cambuslang; containing
163 inhabitants. This place lies nearly in the centre of
the parish, on the road from Hamilton to Glasgow; and
is one of thirteen villages within its limits the population
of which are chiefly colliers, weavers, cotton-spinners,
and operatives of various kinds connected with the
mines and manufactures of the district.