Retirement Properties Spotlight in Hamilton

Hamilton is the historical county town of Lanarkshire and was a Clyde Valley industrial town in the 19th century but has since undergone a transformation with many new service industries and a highly regarded circular Town Square. The beautiful countryside to the south remains. The extravagant 19th century Mausoleum still stands near the racecourse but the palace of the Dukes of Hamilton no longer exists.

Glasgow is to the northwest and the University was founded in the later middle ages. When Daniel Defoe visited the city in the 18th century it was considered to be one of the fairest in the country. The industrial revolution brought massive change and the city became an important trading port with the Americas responsible for half of all the British tobacco trade. It later became one of the worlds largest shipbuilding centres and today has the largest economy in Scotland.