Theme Week Scotland – East Kilbride

19 February 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

East Kilbride Heritage Park © geograph.org.uk - John McLeish/cc-by-sa-2.0

East Kilbride Heritage Park © geograph.org.uk – John McLeish/cc-by-sa-2.0

East Kilbride (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde an Ear) is the largest town in the South Lanarkshire council area. It is also designated as Scotland’s first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on high ground on the south side of the Cathkin Braes, about 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Glasgow and close to the boundary with East Renfrewshire.   read more…

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