Castlecary
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 59 ′ N , 3 ° 57 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 284 (1971 census) | ||
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| Post town | CUMBERNAULD | ||
| ZIP code section | G68 | ||
| prefix | 01324 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Falkirk | ||
| British Parliament | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | ||
Castlecary is a village on the eastern edge of the Scottish Council Area North Lanarkshire on the border with Falkirk . It is about ten kilometers east of Falkirk and 22 kilometers west of Glasgow . The nearest town is Cumbernauld, four kilometers away . The small regional airport Cumbernauld Airport is 1.5 km to the west.
history
The Antoninuswall runs over the local area Castlecarys. At the beginning of the 20th century, the remains of a Roman fort were uncovered there. To the east is Tower House Castlecary Castle . It is believed that there was a fortress or moth at its location since the end of the 13th century . Castlecary Castle was finally built in 1485. It is now classified as the highest category A monument.
On December 10, 1937, when there was heavy snowfall and poor visibility near Castlecary, an express train ran into another express train that had stopped. 35 people died.
Castlecary , located in the traditional Scottish county of Stirlingshire , once stretched east to what is now the Unitary Authority of Falkirk. However, the village was divided and the eastern part is now known as Allandale . In 1971 there were 284 people in Castlecary. This meant a population increase compared to 158 inhabitants ten years earlier.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Information from the Falkirk History Society
- ↑ Entry on Castlecary Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
