Birdston

Birdston
Birdston is located in East Dunbartonshire
Birdston
Birdston
Location within East Dunbartonshire
OS grid referenceNS6575
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG66
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55°57′07″N 4°09′32″W / 55.952°N 04.159°W / 55.952; -04.159

Birdston is a hamlet located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland between Milton of Campsie and Kirkintilloch.[1] The 'Campsie poet' William Muir (1766-1817) was born in Birdston and is buried in the kirkyard there.[2] A monument to him was erected in the kirkyard by admirers of his poems in 1857.[3]

  1. ^ MacDonald, Hugh (1910). Rambles Round Glasgow (New edition with introduction and notes by the Rev. G. H. Morrison, M.A ed.). Glasgow: John Smith. p. 429.
  2. ^ MacDonald, Hugh (1910). Rambles Round Glasgow (New edition with introduction and notes by the Rev. G. H. Morrison M. A. ed.). Glasow: John Smith. p. 430.
  3. ^ "Muir, William". jacksonbibliography.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2022.