The Luggie Water is one of two streams which flow out of Cumbernauld. The Scottish New Town’s name derives from the Gaelic for "the meeting of the waters", which possibly refers to the Luggie Water and the Red Burn, both of which run through Cumbernauld but which never meet.
Luggie at the old ford at Waterside
Herd's Hill named after Covenanting lookout man
westering burn before Rumblybugs
the Luggie (left) and Cameron Burn (from the right) meet next to the bridge at Glenhove
Cumbernauld is a large town in the historic county of Dunbartonshire and council area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the tenth most-populous locality in Scotland and the most populated town in North Lanarkshire, positioned in the centre of Scotland's Central Belt. Geographically, Cumbernauld sits between east and west, being on the Scottish watershed between the Forth and the Clyde; however, it is culturally more weighted towards Glasgow and the New Town's planners aimed to fill 80% of its houses from Scotland's largest city to reduce housing pressure there.
Image: St Mungo's, Cumbernauld (45602155262)
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Image: Cumbernauld Town Centre geograph.org.uk 207206
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