Gartcosh, from the Gaelic 'Gart' meaning 'field' and 'Cos' meaning 'hollow'. Gartcosh is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village lies roughly halfway between the major Scottish city of Glasgow and the town of Coatbridge. // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... North Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland approximately 9 miles east of Glasgow. ...

Recent house-builder development, by RedRow, has seen the population of Gartcosh double.

In May 2005, Gartcosh railway station was built at a cost of approximately £3m. The station is on the line which is served by Glasgow's Queen Street Station to the West and by Falkirk to the North-east. Gartcosh railway station is a railway station serving the village of Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in central Scotland lying to the north west and north east of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, respectively. ...

Though originally an agricultural village, in the 20th century Gartcosh became the home of the Smith & McLeans and subsequently Colville's steel mills. British Steel took ownership of the Colville's steel mill in Gartcosh in 1962 and was in operation until its closure in February 1986. The mill has long since been demolished.

Smith & McLeans had considerable trouble purchasing the land for the steelworks from the original owners. Most of Gartcosh at the time was owned by two strict presbyterian spinster sisters who were unswayed by the considerable financial offerings of the company. They eventually relented, on the condition that no public house nor bookmakers would ever be housed within the Gartcosh boundaries. This legislation still holds to this day. Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ...

For this reason, Chapman's Public house is built immediately outside of the natural boundry of Gartcosh. In the sixties, there was a succesful application for licensed premises, under the label of Gartcosh Social Club. There has never been a licensed bookmakers in Gartcosh.

Local services in Gartcosh include a village shop, pub (Chapmans), Chinese restaurant (Silk cottage), Social club, Plant nursery and a recently opened Tea House on the banks of Johnstone Loch.