Carmunnock

Carmunnock
Carmunnock is located in Glasgow council area
Carmunnock
Carmunnock
Location within the Glasgow City council area
Carmunnock is located in Scotland
Carmunnock
Carmunnock
Location within Scotland
Population1,350 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS598574
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG76
Dialling code0141
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55°47′22″N 4°14′15″W / 55.789508°N 4.237529°W / 55.789508; -4.237529

Carmunnock (/kɑːrˈmʌnək/; Scottish Gaelic: Cathair Mhanach) is a conservation village situated within the Glasgow City council area, lying within three miles (five kilometres) of East Kilbride and Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire and Busby in East Renfrewshire. The nearest other district within Glasgow is Castlemilk.

Carmunnock Parish Church
Village store and the Clason hall

This ancient settlement which is associated with the early Christian missionary Saint Cadoc, has a medieval street plan set within the lands of an estate held by variously the Morays of Bothwell, the Earls of Douglas and eventually to the Lords, Marquesses and Dukes of Hamilton until 1700 when it passed to the Stuarts of Castlemilk.

The village is a popular residential area. The village has its own primary school (Carmunnock Primary School) with around 178 pupils.[2] There is also a newsagent/village shop.

The village hosts its own Highland Games.[3]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Carmunnock Primary School" (PDF). H.M.I.E. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ^ Post, The Sunday (8 May 2019). "Top hotels near the Highland Games, as chosen by the Good Hotel Guide". The Sunday Post. DC Thomson Media. Retrieved 18 February 2021.