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'''Cadder''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: ''Coile Dobhair'') is a district of the town of [[Bishopbriggs]], [[East Dunbartonshire]], [[Scotland]]. It is located 7 km north of [[Glasgow]] city centre, 0.5 km south of the [[River Kelvin]], and approximately 1.5 km north-east of Bishopbriggs town centre, sited on the route of the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]]. There is a [[Cadder (Glasgow)|Glasgow council housing scheme of a similar name]], generally pronounced Cawder, in the district of [[Lambhill]] some 4 km to the west along the Canal, which was built in the early 1950s. Similarly, within Cadder, there is also Cawder Golf Club, which also uses that alternative spelling. |
'''Cadder''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: ''Coile Dobhair'') is a district of the town of [[Bishopbriggs]], [[East Dunbartonshire]], [[Scotland]]. It is located 7 km north of [[Glasgow]] city centre, 0.5 km south of the [[River Kelvin]], and approximately 1.5 km north-east of Bishopbriggs town centre, sited on the route of the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]]. There is a [[Cadder (Glasgow)|Glasgow council housing scheme of a similar name]], generally pronounced Cawder, in the district of [[Lambhill]] some 4 km to the west along the Canal, which was built in the early 1950s. Similarly, within Cadder, there is also Cawder Golf Club, which also uses that alternative spelling. |
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In antiquity, Cadder was the site of a [[Castra|Roman fort]] on the route of the [[Antonine Wall]].<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/297039 The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 24, 1934 (1934), pp. 104-105]</ref> Cadder House was a property held by the [[Clan Stirling|Stirling family]] for generations.<ref>[http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/smihou/smihou014.htm Glasgow Digital Library "Cadder House"]</ref> |
In antiquity, Cadder was the site of a [[Castra|Roman fort]] on the route of the [[Antonine Wall]].<ref>[http://www.jstor.org/stable/297039 The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 24, 1934 (1934), pp. 104-105]</ref> One find at Cadder was an oil lamp which is associated with the bath house of the fort. <ref>{{cite web|title=Oil Lamp, Cadder|url=https://vimeo.com/134602884|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref>Cadder House was a property held by the [[Clan Stirling|Stirling family]] for generations.<ref>[http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/smihou/smihou014.htm Glasgow Digital Library "Cadder House"]</ref> |
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Cadder has a large [[cemetery]], is also the site of Strathkelvin Retail Park and [[Low Moss (HM Prison)]].<ref>[http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/images_cadder_cemetery.html Glasgow Guide Cadder Cemetery]</ref> |
Cadder has a large [[cemetery]], is also the site of Strathkelvin Retail Park and [[Low Moss (HM Prison)]].<ref>[http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/images_cadder_cemetery.html Glasgow Guide Cadder Cemetery]</ref> |
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Cadder
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  Cadder Location within East Dunbartonshire | |
| OS grid reference | NS6172 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Cadder (Scottish Gaelic: Coile Dobhair) is a district of the town of Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located 7 km north of Glasgow city centre, 0.5 km south of the River Kelvin, and approximately 1.5 km north-east of Bishopbriggs town centre, sited on the route of the Forth and Clyde Canal. There is a Glasgow council housing scheme of a similar name, generally pronounced Cawder, in the district of Lambhill some 4 km to the west along the Canal, which was built in the early 1950s. Similarly, within Cadder, there is also Cawder Golf Club, which also uses that alternative spelling.
In antiquity, Cadder was the site of a Roman fort on the route of the Antonine Wall.[1] One find at Cadder was an oil lamp which is associated with the bath house of the fort. [2]Cadder House was a property held by the Stirling family for generations.[3]
Cadder has a large cemetery, is also the site of Strathkelvin Retail Park and Low Moss (HM Prison).[4]
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Strathkelvin retail park
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