Supported by: Bill Kidd*, Alexander Stewart*, David Torrance*, Karen Adam*, Stephanie Callaghan* *S6M-08874 Paul O'Kane: Weavers Cottage in Kilbarchan Turns 300 Years Old —That the Parliament recognises that Weaver’s Cottage in Kilbarchan has turned 300 years old; understands that Weaver’s Cottage was a traditional house of a textile producer within the cottage-based, handloom-weaving industry that once thrived in Kilbarchan; further understands that Weaver’s Cottage remained in use until 1940, and was acquired by the National Trust for Scotland in 1957 and has been in its care ever since; notes that, today, the cottage is a museum that allows visitors to be taken back to an era when handwoven textiles were a huge part of Scotland’s industry, particularly in Renfrewshire, and offers an authentic insight into the lives of Kilbarchan weavers; further notes that, today, weavers at the cottage produce materials, and specifically specialise in making tartan, on a 200-year-old loom; celebrates that this cherished piece of local history and Kilbarchan heritage is preserved, and hopes that Weaver’s Cottage will continue to be visited...