QUARRELTON, a village, in the parish of Abbey in
the town of Paisley, Upper ward of the county of RenFREW,
4 miles (W. by S.) from Paisley; containing 2*1
inhabitants. This village is situated on the road from
Glasgow to Beith, and is chiefly, if not entirely, inhabited
by persons employed in the collieries in its immediate
vicinity, which abounds with the mineral. It is neatly
built, and amply supplied with excellent water. From
its situation on the turnpike-road, there used to be a
considerable degree of traffic, which communicated to it
an air of activity; but since the opening of the Ayrshire
railway, the traffic on the line of road has decreased.
One of the mines was suddenly flooded with water in the
year ISIS, when the miners were at work; five of them
perished, and tw'o were taken out in a very emaciated
state, but still alive, after having been for nearly ten
days confined in their gloomy retreat.