Kilsyth

Coordinates: 55°59′N 4°04′W / 55.98°N 4.06°W / 55.98; -4.06

Kilsyth (/kɪlˈsaɪθ/; Scottish Gaelic Cill Saidhe) is a town and civil parish in North Lanarkshire of 10,100 (2004 Estimates) roughly halfway between Glasgow and Stirling in Scotland.

Location

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 motorway is close by to the south. Formerly two separate stations existed in the town on separate, although linked, railway lines. One, The Kelvin Valley Railway went to Glasgow, Maryhill while the other, the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway went via Banknock to Falkirk.

Kilsyth (disambiguation)

There are several places named Kilsyth:

There are also 2 towns named Kilsyth in the United States.