Baldernock (;
[G.M. Miller, ''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names'' (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 9.] Gaelic: ''Baile D' Earnaig'') meaning 'settlement of St Earnaig' (Iain Mac an Táilleir, Sabhall Mór Ostaig) is a small parish in
East Dunbartonshire
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(formerly in
Stirlingshire
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It borders Perth ...
),
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, to the north of
Glasgow's city centre.
Geography
The parish is approximately , bounded by the
Campsie Fells
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to the north and east, the
Allander Water and
River Kelvin
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to the south, and the Pow Burn to the west. It is centred on Baldernock Parish Church, which is under the jurisdiction of the
Presbytery of Dumbarton. However, it also encompasses the hamlets of
Balmore
Balmore (from the Scottish Gaelic "Baile Mòr" meaning a large settlement) is a small village formerly in the county of Stirlingshire, but now lies in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, located 1 km west of Torrance and 5 km east of Mil ...
,
Bardowie
Bardowie is a hamlet in East Dunbartonshire located within the civil parish of Baldernock. It is from Milngavie and from Strathblane. Along with other settlements in Baldernock, it was part of Stirlingshire until 1975, when Bardowie became pa ...
and
Barnellan
Barnellan is a small hamlet in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, situated in the civil parish of Baldernock. It consists of a few houses and a farm, the latter of which it got its name from. The nearest primary school
A primary school (in ...
. The parish also has a farm known as
Barraston Farm, which has a nearby garden centre. Other landmarks include
Bardowie Loch,
Bardowie Castle
Bardowie Castle is located east of Milngavie, in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The A-Listed building overlooks Bardowie Loch. The oldest sections were built in the 16th century and additions were made in the 17th and 18th centuries.
History
...
, and
Blairskaith.
History
In 1200, Baldernock was called Bathernock or Buthirnok. By the early 18th century, it was known as Badernock. There had been a church on the present-day site for at least a century and a half. Certainly, the oldest gravestone is from 1644, and the oldest gravestone that can be deciphered is from 1665. However, by the late 18th century, the church was in severe disrepair. Thus, in 1795, a new 406-person church was built, incorporating some of the stonework of the previous church. Later, a vestry projection was added to the north side. In 1905, a railway station, called Bardowie Station, was opened, and a housing development of 500 houses was planned. However, fewer than 10 were actually built, and in 1951, the station was closed.
See also
*
List of places in East Dunbartonshire
''Map of places in East Dunbartonshire compiled from this list'':See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties.
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*
List of places in Scotland
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* List of burghs in Scotland
* List of census localities in Scotland
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** List of Shetland islands
** List of Orkney islands
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Bibliography
* ''Old Glasgow and Its Suburbs in Their Celtic Garb: Also, Parish of Baldernock, Kirkintilloch to Stirling, Robroyston'' by Neil Thomson (Aird & Coghill, 1907).
* ''The Story of Baldernock'' by Elizabeth Robertson and Willie Ure (East Dunbartonshire District Libraries, 1991).
*
Baldernock – Profile of a Parish' Baldernock Amenity Society, May 1974.
References
External links
Scotland's Churches Trust - Baldernock Parish ChurchGENUKI - BaldernockFamilySearch - Baldernock, Stirlingshire, ScotlandEDLC - Baldernock
Villages in East Dunbartonshire
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