Mossneuk is a predominantly residential area in the South-West of the
Scottish new town East Kilbride
East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...
, in
South Lanarkshire.
The area has very few facilities within in it, as it is served by shops and conveniences by the nearby areas of Greenhills, Hairmyres and Gardenhall. The area, however, has a community hall, a church and a primary school, care home and a park.
Mossneuk is the site of one of South Lanarkshire's 124 primary schools, the eponymous primary school
Mossneuk Primary School As of 2011/2012, the school roll is approximately 450.
The area also contains one of the town's nine
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland.
The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Reformation of 1560, when it split from the Catholic Church ...
churches - Mossneuk Parish Church. The church is one of the few Eco-Congregations in South Lanarkshire and the minister, Dr. J. McPake is also the Chaplain to Mossneuk Primary School. The church hosts the 7th East Kilbride
Girls' Brigade
The Girls' Brigade is an international, interdenominational Christian youth organisation. It was founded in 1893 in Dublin, Ireland. The modern organization was formed as the result of the amalgamation of three like-minded and similarly structu ...
and 11th East Kilbride
Boys' Brigade
The Boys' Brigade (BB) is an international interdenominational Christian youth organisation, conceived by the Scottish businessman Sir William Alexander Smith to combine drill and fun activities with Christian values. Following its inception ...
.
The area was also the site of the murder of local schoolboy, 16-year-old Jack Frew in May 2010
External links
Mossneuk Primary School 2011 Handbook
Areas of East Kilbride
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