Coordinates: 55°55′30″N 4°27′33″W / 55.9250°N 4.4593°W
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 Old Kilpatrick and the Kilpatrick Hills, seen across the Forth and Clyde Canal |
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  Old Kilpatrick
Old Kilpatrick shown within Scotland |
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| Council area | West Dunbartonshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Dunbartonshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | West Dunbartonshire |
| West of Scotland | |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Old Kilpatrick is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
The village is situated on the north bank of the River Clyde immediately to the north of the Forth and Clyde Canal, three miles from Clydebank on the road to Dumbarton. The Great Western Road runs through Old Kilpatrick, and the next village to its west is Bowling. The modern A82 trunk road runs to the north of Old Kilpatrick, between the village and the foot of the Kilpatrick Hills. The village's name means "the cell of Patrick", and there is a myth that it was the birthplace of Saint Patrick. St. Patrick's Well is located here.
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Roman Fort
The western end of the Antonine Wall was at Old Kilpatrick. (The eastern end, 59 km distant was at Bridgeness on the Forth.) The physical traces of the wall had been erased but the route was surveyed during the 18th century and traced to the Chapel Hill where various Roman artifacts were found.[1]
When the Forth and Clyde Canal was being dug in 1790 the remains of a bath-house were discovered. In 1913 the foundations of the fort which had been conjectured as being in the vicinity were confirmed. However it was not until 1923 and the redevelopment of the area that significant archeology was undertaken, which established the size and nature of the fort. Established around 81 AD, it occupied an area of about four acres enclosed by an outer defensive wall. Internally, buildings discovered included a praetorium (headquarters), barracks and a granary.[2] Major development precluded further significant excavation, and nothing is visible of the remains today: the remains lie beneath the houses of Gavinburn Gardens to the east, a large commercial building to the west and the A814 road to the north.
Later History
Old Kilpatrick was created a Burgh of barony in 1697 [3]. Its population tripled between 1755 and 1821 as the spinning and weaving industries developed. By 1831 the population was 5,800.[4]
Today it is close to the north end of the Erskine Bridge and is served by Kilpatrick railway station on the North Clyde Line.
There are two public houses that are located within Old Kilpatrick, The Ettrick [5] and the Glen Lusset [6].
There used to be an annual fete but it died out in the 1990s due to poor turn outs. Also at the north end of Old Kilpatrick is the local school. Gavinburn Primary School (which was bombed in WW2) where they also have many fetes annually.
The minerals edingtonite and thomsonite were first found at Old Kilpatrick.[7]
In the early 1990s a large housing estate was constructed at the edge of Old Kilpatrick, the one estate was said to double the size of Old Kilpatrick.
The local parish is St. Patrick's RC Church, the current parish priest is Fr. Francis Wilson [8].
Notable people
- Bobby Finan - former Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra and Wigan Athletic footballer. Also received one wartime cap for Scotland.
References
- ^ Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1834-45 vol 8 p21
- ^ Miller, S.N. (1924) The Roman Fort at Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow Archaeological Society.
- ^ Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1834-45 vol 8 p23
- ^ Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1834-45 vol 8 p23
- ^ http://www.theettrick.com/
- ^ http://www.pubsulike.co.uk/pubs/online/index.asp?pubcode=G605DAGL
- ^ Alec Livingstone, 2002, Minerals of Scotland, Edinburgh, National Museums of Scotland
- ^ http://www.rcag.org.uk/parishes_stpatricks_oldkilpatrick.htm
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