Kilsyth

Kilsyth (Possible origin: Gaelic Cill Saidhe) is a town of 10,100 (2004 Estimates) roughly halfway between Glasgow and Stirling in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Kilsyth is at 60 metres (200 ft) above sea level and occupies a narrow strip of land between the Kilsyth Hills to the north and the River Kelvin to the south. To the east and west it is bordered by marshland and bogs. The centre of the town is close to the confluence of the Garrell and Ebroch burns. From earliest recorded times Kilsyth was one of the main routes between Glasgow, Falkirk and Edinburgh, and is very close to the Roman Antonine Wall, the Forth and Clyde Canal and the main Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line, with the nearest railway station at Croy. The main A80/M80...