DULLATUR

DULLATUR

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The Village of Dullatur, was the home of some of Glasgows rich and famous. The building in the print sits on the hillside looking north towards the Kilsyth Hills, and overlooking the Forth and Clyde Canal. The village seems to have become very popular by 1842 with the introduction of the Glasgow Edinburgh rail line. There are a few interesting villas in the village, one of which is Dunluce, designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson. The man himself Alexander Thomson was orientated by his love of Greek architecture. This showed through in virtually every building he designed. Today the village is a modern architectural haven with some fine examples demonstrating todays luscious house building. It is still very much a place for the well off and I must say it is a very desirable locality as it is perched on the hillside and somewhat secluded from the heavy volumes of traffic. The name Dullatur is from the Gaelic "Dubh Leitir" meaning dark hill on the slope.

King of Scotland

James 4th 1488-1513

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Dunluce, designed by Alexander "Greek" Thomson.

Logans Primary School

Motherwell opens Nov 1960

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Village of Dullatur.

Dullatur Railway Station built in

1842,(Glasgow to Edinburgh)

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Village of Dullatur from north side of the village and slightly above the Forth and Clyde canal.

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The original Dullatur Golf Club.

J Y Turnbull VC. 17th Bn.

Highland Light Infantry 1/7/1916

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The west side of the terraced building looking north.

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Croy Station, a mile or so from the village of Dullatur.

Lanarkshire E-coli

outbreak Dec 1996

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From the village iof Dullatur looking towards the Forth and Clyde canal and Kilsyth Hills.

Newspaper Kilsyth Chronicle

(Weekly, 1 ½ old Pennys)

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The line of the Roman Wall slightly north west of the village of Dullatur.

King of Scotland

Charles 1649-85

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The village of Dullatur.

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This is the opening into the Antonine Wall area just above the Forth and Clyde canal at Craigmarloch. The village of Dullatur is a few hundred metres along this road.

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Entrance to the Antonine Wall from the south side of the village
of Dullatur and slightly north of Craigmarloch.

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This is pit waste extracted from the mines that lie beneath the village. The mine is now disused and has been sealed off from late 60s early 70s. (When the men were digging out the coal seams, they could always tell what time it was by the trains that ran from the north of Scotland to London in the south.

Coatbridge & Airdrie Asian

Exhibition at Bellshill Oct 4th 1997

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From the roadway looking towards Kilsyth Hills, the Forth and
Clyde canal is out of sight in the valley centre of print.

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From the north side of the village of Dullatur, looking towards
the Kilsyth Hills, Forth and Clyde canal centre.

F McNess VC. 1st Bn.

Scots Guards 15/9/1916

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This is part of the new golf development slightly north of the old mine and quarry workings.

United Kingdom Monarchs

Edward 7th 1901-10

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This is new development between the village of Croy and the west side of Dullatur.

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Village of Dullatur.

1971 Gordon Highlanders Discared

Their Traditional Head dress in Cyprus.

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This is part of the new housing development in the village.

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This is the west side of the village, the construction of new villas, most
of which are looking north to Kilsyth Hills in the distance.

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Village of Dullatur.

Provost Mathieson North Lanarkshire

opens Wishaw Sports Centre 1997

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The west side, village of Dullatur, new housing.

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The village of Dullatur.