In 1891, local businessman Andrew MacDougall established a hosiery factory in the small village of Kirkfieldbank near Lanark, in the Clyde Valley.
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Glenmuir is a famous golf knitwear and clothing company founded in 1891 in Lanark, Scotland.
While May Pen has no universities, it does have several public and private schools, including Central High School, Denbigh High School, Glenmuir High School (Anglican), Glenmuir Preparatory School (Anglican primary), May Pen High School (private), May Pen Primary School, and St. Thomas Moore Preparatory School (Catholic primary).