Kilsyth

Kilsyth (Gaelic: Cill Saidhe ) is a town in the Scottish unitary authority of North Lanarkshire.

Geography

In Kilsyth is the northernmost town in North Lanarkshire. It is located in the Central Belt, approximately at 18 km north-east of Glasgow, southwest of Stirling and west of Falkirk. Kilsyth is the capital of the same Parish, which borders has three surrounding Unitary Authority's, Stirling, Falkirk and East Dunbartonshire. In the north of the urban area of ​​the hills Kilsyth Hills and on the south by the River Kelvin is limited. The northeast springing Bach Garrel Burn flows through Kilsyth and empties into the River Kelvin.

History

Based on archaeological studies it was shown that the area of Kilsyth was already inhabited in the Stone Age. East of the present town was originally from the 16th or early 17th-century castle Colzium Castle, which was destroyed at the beginning of the 18th century. 1620 Kilsyth received the rights of a burghs. On August 15, 1645 Kilsyth site of the Battle of Kilsyth, in 3500 the royalist soldiers to the Marquess of Montrose around 8000 Covenanters clearly defeated. Today, the mansion Colzium House is located on the lands of the former Colzium Castle.

The modern Kilsyth takes its origin in 1665 and was in the 1670s by James Livingstone, 2nd Viscount Kilsyth developed. Due to the proximity to the thriving cities of Glasgow and Stirling, Kilsyth gained a certain importance as a stopover for trade in goods. Later, the city benefited from its proximity to the textile- processing factories in Glasgow and was from 1845 itself the site of a textile company. Also, as mined at many surrounding places, even in Kilsyth in the past coal. Between 1923 and 1967 Kilsyth was one of the few British cities where the sale of alcohol was prohibited.

Traffic

Kilsyth is located on the A803, which runs from the M9 at Linlithgow via Falkirk to Glasgow. The M80 is five kilometers south accessible at Cumbernauld. Kilsyth does not have its own railway station. However, a train station three kilometers in the south Croy was opened with the establishment of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, which is still operated on the Croy Line and the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line. Just south of Kilsyth runs with the Forth and Clyde Canal one for the movement of goods historically significant waterway. With the airports of Glasgow and Edinburgh are two international airports within a radius of 45 km there.