Condorrat

Condorrat is a village on the eastern edges of Dunbartonshire, dating from around the 17th century. Over the past few decades it has been subsumed by the new town of Cumbernauld.

Up until 1975 Condorrat sat within Cumbernauld Burgh and Dunbartonshire County. Upon local government re-organisation in 1975 it found itself part of Cumbernauld & Kilsyth District Council and Strathclyde Regional Council. Finally, in 1995, it was placed within the boundaries of the newly created North Lanarkshire Council.

Condorrat is the disgrace of Cumbernauld

The area's name coming from the Gaelic "Comh Dobhair Alt", which means the joint river place (the river Luggie meets the Moss Water in the area).

A Dalshannon Farm was located in the area, and it now gives its name to another part of Cumbernauld, Dalshannon, to the West of Condorrat.

Condorrat is the birthplace of the 19th century nationalist figure John Baird, a leading participant in the Radical War of 1820. A plaque is mounted outside the house in which he was born (Airdrie Road).

Condorrat was a weaving community and some of the early single storey houses still exist in the row known as Braehead Cottages - now much modernised. At the west end of the village is Dalshannon Farm which is a very good example of a long house of the 17th century. The longhouse has since been raised in height and a 2 storey block added to the NW corner.

Famous sons of Condorrat include Jon Fratelli (John Paul Lawler), lead singer with The Fratellis, and David Johnstone, a national war hero whom's tale of bravery captivated the nation in 2006 as he was tragically killed in action during a dispute in Afghanistan after coming to the aid of two colleagues and sacrificing his life for theirs.

Latterly Condorrat has seen a rise in new build homes, with the likes of Stewart Milne Homes and Sovereign Homes building in the area, along with some small independant builders. There is planning approval for further development by additional housebuilders, but the slow down in the market (Late 2008) will delay this at least until mid 2009.