Garnkirk

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Garnkirk
Coordinates 55 ° 54 ′  N , 4 ° 7 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 54 ′  N , 4 ° 7 ′  W
Garnkirk (Scotland)
Garnkirk
Garnkirk
administration
Post town GLASGOW
ZIP code section G69
Part of the country Scotland
Council area North Lanarkshire
British Parliament Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Scottish Parliament Coatbridge and Chryston

Garnkirk is a scattered settlement in the Scottish Council Area of North Lanarkshire . It is just ten kilometers east-northeast of Glasgow city ​​center and about 23 kilometers southwest of Falkirk . Garnkirk is connected to the trunk road network via the nearby motorways M8 , M74 and M80 . The nearest train stations are in Gartcosh and Stepps, about two kilometers away . Between 1897 and 1921 Garnkirk was the location of the Gartloch distillery , which produced grain whiskey .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. Entry on scotlandsplaces.gov.uk ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk
  3. Entry on whiskyportal.com

Web links

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