Lennoxtown

Lennoxtown (Gaelic: Baile na Leamhnachd ) is a village in the Scottish Unitary Authority East Dunbartonshire. It lies on the northern edge of the Central Belt about 13 km north-east of Glasgow and 26 kilometers west of Falkirk at the foot of the hills Campsie Fells.

History

The village is situated on the territory of the former Duchy of Lennox, was established in the late 18th century as a planned community north west of Milton of Campsie under the name Newtown of Campsie by the family Lennox. Until its dissolution in 1975, the village belonged to the administrative county of Stirlingshire. Lennoxtown evolved as textile industry location in which smelted also aluminum and nails were produced. In addition, there coal and limestone were mined in the past. The population grew from 2820 in 1841 to 3917 in 30 years on. 1981 lived 4829 people in Lennoxtown, while there were only 3773 people at the 2001 census.

Attractions

The ruling family of Lennox, built in the 1840s north-west of Lennoxtown at the foot of the Campsie Fells, the Castle Lennox Castle. This is obtained by a fire in 2008, only as a ruin. Due to its architectural significance Lennox Castle is listed in the highest category A Scottish monument. With the Campsie High Church is a second monument category A in Lennoxtown. Dating from 1828, the church building is now also obtained only as a ruin.