This was the Carnwath Public School whuch in Scotoland maeant a primary school. Carnwath is a small moorland village in the Lowlands set between Ediunhburgh and Glasgow. It is on the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of South Lanarkshire. The village lies about 30 mi (50 km) soutwest and east of both Edinburgh and Glasgow. Carnwath is a farming town set in rolling countryside, on the edge of open moorland. Today its proximity to the A70 makes it popular with Edinburgh commuters. Carnwath is at the heart of the Scotish Lowlands is is seen as the Scottish town furthest away from the sea. The photograph we have was taken during World War II in 1942. It is an all boy's class with 40 pupils. The boys all wear short pants, mostly with suit jackets. We think this was because short pants were so common at the time n Scotland and because during the War only short pants were made for pre-teen boys. The boys here look to be about 11-years old.
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