Baldernock (;
[G.M. Miller, ''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names'' (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 9.] Gaelic
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: ''Baile D' Earnaig'') meaning 'settlement of St Earnaig' (Iain Mac an Táilleir, Sabhall Mór Ostaig) is a small parish in
East Dunbartonshire (formerly in
Stirlingshire),
Scotland, to the north of
Glasgow's city centre.
Geography
The parish is approximately , bounded by the
Campsie Fells to the north and east, the
Allander Water
The Allander Water ( gd, Uisge Alandair) is a river in East Dunbartonshire and Stirling, Scotland, and one of the three main tributaries of the River Kelvin, the others being the Glazert Water and the Luggie Water. It flows through Milngavie.
Se ...
and
River Kelvin 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
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* Presbyterium, a body of ordained, active priests in the Catholic or Anglican churches
* Presbytery (architecture), the area of a church building more commonly referred to as the "chancel" or "sanctuary"
...
. However, it also encompasses the hamlets of
Balmore,
Bardowie and
Barnellan. The parish also has a farm known as
Barraston Farm, which has a nearby garden centre. Other landmarks include
Bardowie Loch
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 par ...
,
Bardowie Castle, 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
*
List of places in Scotland
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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