Strathkelvin

55°55′41″N 4°08′02″W / 55.928°N 4.134°W / 55.928; -4.134

Strathkelvin
District

History
 • Created16 May 1975
 • Abolished31 March 1996
 • Succeeded byEast Dunbartonshire
North Lanarkshire
GovernmentStrathkelvin District Council
 • HQKirkintilloch

Strathkelvin (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Chealbhainn) is the strath (valley) of the River Kelvin in west central Scotland, lying north-east of Glasgow. The name Strathkelvin was used between 1975 and 1996 for one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region.[1]

  1. ^ "Strathkelvin". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 17 February 2023.