North Bantaskine, on the other side of the Union Canal, was an agricultural estate.

[10] The property was owned by a merchant operating in West Indian territories, Thomas Campbell Hagart.

[12] The Bantaskine estate was held by the Wilson coal magnate family.

After his death, his 21-year-old son and future MP John Wilson (1815 - 1883) took over running the estate.

[13][14] The stained glass windows from a mansion that once stood in the property are preserved at a local shopping center.