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Kirkintilloch is a burgh in Scotland, approximately eight miles north-east of central Glasgow. The town is the administrative centre of East Dunbartonshire council, and in the census of 2001, had a population of 20,281. A burgh (pronounced burruh) is the Scots language equivalent of the English language borough. ...
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History
The first known settlement on the site of what is now Kirkintilloch was of Roman origin, a fort established in what is now the Peel Park area of the town in the mid-second century, one of the northernmost posts in Roman Britannia. Through it the Antonine Wall was routed; its course continues to straddle the town to this day, although the Romans withdrew from the area just twenty years after the construction of the wall. There is scant evidence of habitation on the site for the following thousand years until Clan Cumming established a castle and church there in the twelfth century. A small settlement grew and was granted burgh status in 1211, becoming an important staging post for west-east journeys from Glasgow to eastern and north-eastern Scotland. From this time, a weekly market was held in the town, probably at the foot of Peel Brae. The castle was of some importance during the wars of independence when an English garrison was stationed there. Soldiers from this castle (Motte & Bailey) were dispatched to arrest William Wallace at Robroyston and escorted him to Dumbarton Castle. The castle may have been attacked by Scottish forces under the bishop of Glasgow - certainly the castle was levelled in this period. The mot surrounded by a ditch can still be seen at the Peel Park. Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus (SPQR) The Roman Empire at its greatest extent. ...
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Kirkintilloch was originally in the parish of Lenzie which stretched from Cumbernauld in the East to Kirkintilloch in the West. The original parish church, St.Ninian's, was at Oxgang (where a watchtower and belfry known as the 'Auld Aisle' still stands). The move of the church to Kirkintilloch cross (now the Auld Kirk Museum) in 1644 resulted in a split of the Parish into Easter and Wester Lenzie (later Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch Parishes) The name Lenzie was later reused for Kirkintilloch's railway station on the main Glasgow to Edinburgh line, around which the later village of that name developed. Lenzie is a suburb in East Dunbartonshire, approximately five miles north-east of Glasgow. ...
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Modern prosperity came with the construction of the Forth and Clyde Canal through the town in 1773, bringing the town to prominence as an inland port. The establishment of a railway link to Glasgow (the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway) in the 1820s allowed Kirkintilloch to further develop as an industrial centre for weaving and a major shipbuilding centre for both canal and ocean sailing. Today, Kirkintilloch is promoted as the "Canal Capital of Scotland", in which added pride has been taken since the completion of the Canal's recent regeneration project. Joe Shivers, a local legend, is thought to be the face of the "Canal Capital of Scotland" campaign. The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal in Scotland. ...
The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway was an early mineral railway running from a colliery at Monklands to the Forth and Clyde Canal at Kirkintilloch, Scotland. ...
Tweed loom, Harris, 2004 Woven sheet Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn made of fiber called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. ...
Another industry of note was iron founding, with the Lion Foundry and Star foundry achieving some repute. The most important products of the Lion Foundry were the famous red postboxes and phoneboxes K2 to K6, produced in the town until 1984 and still to be found as far afield as Taiwan and Mississippi USA. K2 red telephone boxes behind Enzo Plazzottas bronze, Young Dancer, on Broad Street, Covent Garden, London A K6 red telephone box in Oxford The red telephone box, a public telephone kiosk designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, was a once familiar sight on the streets of the United Kingdom. ...
The 1960s development plan to redevelop inner city areas of Glasgow saw Kirkintilloch used as an overspill settlement for relocated Glaswegians in combination with the new towns of Livingston and Cumbernauld, offering employment in housebuilding and an increase to the local population to its current levels.[1] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
, Cumbernauld (Gaelic: Comar nan Allt) is a new town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, created in 1956 as a population overflow for Glasgow. ...
Kirkintilloch was part of traditional Dunbartonshire until the 1975 reorganisation of the traditional counties when it became part of the Strathkelvin local government region of Strathclyde. A second reorganisation in 1996 established East Dunbartonshire council from Monklands the adjacent region of Bearsden and Milngavie; Kirkintilloch is its administrative centre and the council's headquarters are at Tom Johnston House in the town, named after prominent early 20th century politician and Kirkintilloch native, Thomas Johnston. Dunbartonshire is one of the Traditional counties of Scotland, in that part of the country formerly called Lennox (which was a title of nobility). ...
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Strathkelvin (Srath Chealbhainn in Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) the name of a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland. ...
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Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ...
Bearsden and Milngavie (Cille Phàdraig Ùr agus Muileann Dhaibhidh in Scottish Gaelic) was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Strathclyde Region of Scotland, north of the City of Glasgow. ...
Tom Johnston House is the administrative centre for East Dunartonshire Council, located in Kirkintilloch. ...
Thomas Johnston CH (1882-5 September 1965) was a prominent Scottish socialist and politician of the early 20th century, a member of the Labour Party, an MP and government minister – usually with Cabinet responsibility for Scottish affairs. ...
Etymology "Kirkintilloch" is derived from "Caer-pen-tulach", a Celtic name (unusual for being an Old Welsh and Old Gaelic compound) translating as "Fort at the end of the hillock". The fort is the Roman settlement (which had been long-abandoned at the time the name was established) and the hillock is a volcanic drumlin which would have offered a strategic viewpoint for miles to the West, North and East. The etymology is sometimes taken literally as "Kirk in tilloch" ("church in the field"). Its long name is often shortened by locals to the colloquial Kirkie. This article is about the European people. ...
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Culture Kirkintilloch's 1960s redevelopment had taken little account of culture and the area has been adversely affected by the demolition of its local swimming pool and the resultant lack of leisure facilities. In response, a new leisure centre is under construction following approval from East Dunbartonshire council, with tennis, badminton, swimming, football and gymnasium facilities. It was recently opened on Saturday 21st July 2007 in Woodhead Park. This construction comes in combination with a wider-ranging artistic, cultural and social regeneration project under way, called Kirkintilloch's Initiative.[2]
Locally, a G66+ Live! Cultural festival has been organised, with a wide range of events from talks on history in local churches, to musical events in the town's local clubs, such as Club Go, dramas, and also entries from the schools in the G66 area. G66+ Live! is annual festival that has been going for 3 years running, and has proved very popular.
"Kirkie Mierda" - A humorous website by a former Kirkintilloch High School pupil has long been established to poke fun at the things which locals themselves laugh about, such as the significant number of charity shops that are established in the area. A charity shop or hospice shop(UK), thrift shop or thrift store or hospice shop(U.S., Canada), resale shop when not meaning consignment shop (U.S.), or op shop (Australia/NZ, from opportunity shop) is a retail establishment operated by a charitable organization for the purpose of fundraising. ...
Media The Kirkintilloch Herald is the local newspaper and recently an internet podcast has been setup called The Kirkintilloch Podcast Show
Sport The town has a small junior football club, Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C., who play at Adamslie Park in the west of the town. The Scottish Junior Football Association (SJFA) is the organising body for the junior grade of football (soccer) in Scotland. ...
The Kirkintilloch Rob Roy Football Club is a Scottish football (soccer) club based in the town of Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. ...
New swimming pool and gym opened in July at woodhead centre
Music There is a strong local music scene, with young bands such as Daedalian, What The Dead Know,The RipOffs, Slavery of the Unknown, Paul Watson (of the band the Gui Lows), Liam Fearns, Katie Sutherland and Panisia, organising, running and playing gigs and events (such as the aforementioned G66 festival) in both the surrounding areas, local bars [Eg . BarBliss], but also achieving mainstream press coverage in the likes of the Evening Times, Beat 106 (now known as XFM Scotland) and the Daily Record, amongst others. The Evening Times, is an evening tabloid newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland. ...
Beat 106 is a regional radio station broadcasting across Central Scotland - with the tagline, Beat 106 - Number One for Music in Scotland. ...
XFM Scotland is a regional radio station broadcasting to Scotlands Central Belt, an area surrounding the two cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. ...
Daily Record building at Central Quay, Glasgow The Daily Record is a combination of a comic for the mentally sub-normal and substitute tiolet paper, based in Glasgow. ...
Churches There are a number of churches in Kirkintilloch. The four Church of Scotland congregations are: St Mary's, St David's Memorial Park, St Columba's and Hillhead. The Baptist Union of Scotland has churches at Townhead (which is famous for being green [3] [4]) and Harestanes. There are two Roman Catholic Churches - St Flannan's in Hillhead, and St Ninian's and the Holy Family in the town centre.
Areas of Kirkintilloch Cleddans; Harestanes; Hayston; Hillhead; Oxgang; Rosebank; Langmuir; Greens;
External links - East Dunbartonshire Council
- Kirkintilloch Today, the local newspaper
- The RipOffs, Official homepage of the band from Kirkintilloch.
- G66 Festival
- Photographs of Kirkintilloch, Photographs of Kirkintilloch
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