Battle of Kilsyth
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The Battle of Kilsyth, fought on 15 August 1645 near Kilsyth, was an engagement of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The largest battle of the conflict in Scotland, it resulted in victory for the Royalist general Montrose over the forces of the Covenanter-dominated Scottish Parliament, and marked the end of General William Baillie's pursuit of the Royalists.
Cairn in memory of the Battle of Kilsyth
The Covenanters Attack the Royalist Cavalry
The Charge of Clan Maclean
Kilsyth
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Kilsyth is a town and civil parish in North Lanarkshire, roughly halfway between Glasgow and Stirling in Scotland. The estimated population is 10,380. The town is famous for the Battle of Kilsyth and the religious revivals of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The town now has links with Cumbernauld at one time being part of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council. The towns also have the same members of parliament at Holyrood and Westminster.
The bandstand in Burngreen, Kilsyth
Panorama from Croy Hill and the Antonine Wall, looking over Kilsyth towards the Kilsyth Hills.
Kilsyth Academy
Queenzieburn and Kilsyth from the air. The four main vertical lines looking roughly eastwards at the bottom of the picture are: Glasgow Road through Queenzieburn and Kilsyth, the line of the old Kelvin Valley Railway Line near Gavell Station, the River Kelvin, and the Forth and Clyde Canal