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Milton of Campsie
Milton of Campsie is a village formerly in the county of Stirlingshire, but now in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland roughly 10 miles (16 km) north of Glasgow. Nestling at the foot of the Campsie Fells, it is neighboured by Kirkintilloch and Lennoxtown.
The old church was built over the grave of St Machan around 1170 making it one of the earliest churches in Scotland.
The railway station was built here in 1848 and originally simply called Milton Station. In 1912 it was renamed Milton of Campsie Station and it closed in 1951.
The village expanded greatly in the 1970s with the addition of modern housing estates by Barratt and Bellway, the latter being more extensive.
It has one full sized grass football park in what is known locally as "The Battlefield", as well as another smaller football field at Beechtree Park. Amenities include a newsagent, a Co-op Store (the converted 'Craigfoot Inn' and a Scotmid, Post Office, pharmacy, two hairdressing salons and now a Coffee House. The Kincaid House Hotel consisted of accommodation and licensed bars and restaurants until it closed in 2024.
Milton of Campsie Old Parish Church situated on Antermony Road has closed [when?] with a new Church now completed for use (Incorporating the Stirling Hall) at Locheil Drive. The Roman Catholic church, St Paul's, is located nearby on Cairnview Road.
Until the late nineteenth century, the Kincaid and Lennox families were influential in Milton of Campsie.[citation needed]
A small plaque at the centre of the village commemorates the accidental landing of the Italian diplomat and balloonist, Vincenzo Lunardi, on 5 December 1785.
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Milton of Campsie
Milton of Campsie is a village formerly in the county of Stirlingshire, but now in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland roughly 10 miles (16 km) north of Glasgow. Nestling at the foot of the Campsie Fells, it is neighboured by Kirkintilloch and Lennoxtown.
The old church was built over the grave of St Machan around 1170 making it one of the earliest churches in Scotland.
The railway station was built here in 1848 and originally simply called Milton Station. In 1912 it was renamed Milton of Campsie Station and it closed in 1951.
The village expanded greatly in the 1970s with the addition of modern housing estates by Barratt and Bellway, the latter being more extensive.
It has one full sized grass football park in what is known locally as "The Battlefield", as well as another smaller football field at Beechtree Park. Amenities include a newsagent, a Co-op Store (the converted 'Craigfoot Inn' and a Scotmid, Post Office, pharmacy, two hairdressing salons and now a Coffee House. The Kincaid House Hotel consisted of accommodation and licensed bars and restaurants until it closed in 2024.
Milton of Campsie Old Parish Church situated on Antermony Road has closed [when?] with a new Church now completed for use (Incorporating the Stirling Hall) at Locheil Drive. The Roman Catholic church, St Paul's, is located nearby on Cairnview Road.
Until the late nineteenth century, the Kincaid and Lennox families were influential in Milton of Campsie.[citation needed]
A small plaque at the centre of the village commemorates the accidental landing of the Italian diplomat and balloonist, Vincenzo Lunardi, on 5 December 1785.