Discover Renfrewshire & Paisley - See the history around you

Discover Renfrewshire’s Heritage

On the 1st April 1996 the old county of Renfrew was broken up under local government reform creating three new local authorities – Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire & Inverclyde. Between the 3 new administrative areas we have a vast array of historic sites such as Prehistoric remains, roman & Iron age forts, castles, religious buildings, grain mills, textile mills and so much more.

This website covers the Old County of Renfrew with blog posts seperated in to the different administractive areas

Heritage Buddies

Where Buddies Rest: Stories Rise

Are you interested in archaeology? local history? or genealogy? Well I guess that you are as you arrived on this website. Heritage Buddies brings all three disciplines together to records and research the heritage graveyards of Renfrewshire.

The project launched in October 2025 and runs until December 2027. It is funded by the Culture, Heritage & Events Fund from Renfrewshire Council.

Discover the project at heritagebuddies.uk

The 2026 discovery Series of Talks

Whats happening?

We hold monthly talks in Paisley St George’s Church on Causeyside Street in Paisley on the last Tuesday of the month at 7pm, except in July and December when we take a break.

All of the talks can be booked at www.theurbanhistorian.uk/book-an-event

August 25th	Mapping Paisley’s Textile Heritage (Workshop)
September 25th	Industrial archaeology of Paisley
October 27th	Paisley that we used to know
November 24th	Archaeology of the M74

Recording of Talks

While we are updating the website etc, recorded talks will be unavailable.

Join us to talk about anything relating to the history of Paisley & Renfrewshire at our monthly history cafe at Blend in Paisley Arts Centre.