Cadder
Cadder
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 Cadder parish church | |
  Cadder Location within East Dunbartonshire | |
| OS grid reference | NS6172 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
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] Its neighbouring forts are Balmuildy to the west and Kirkintilloch to the east although there are intermediate fortlets at Wilderness Plantation to the west and Glasgow Bridge to the east.[2] One find at Cadder was an oil lamp which is associated with the bath house of the fort.[3] Before the Reformation the lands of Cadder and the kirk belonged to the Bishops of Glasgow.[4] Cadder Parish Church was described in the 19th century as a neat modern Gothic church.[5] Cadder House was a property held by the Stirling family for generations.[6]
Cadder has a large cemetery, is also the site of Strathkelvin Retail Park and Low Moss (HM Prison).[7]
Gallery
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watchhouse and iron mortsafe at Cadder Parish Church -
Cadder stables -
Strathkelvin retail park -
Cadder Road sign
References
- ^ The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 24, 1934 (1934), pp. 104-105
- ^ "OS 25 inch map 1892-1949, with Bing opacity slider". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Oil Lamp, Cadder". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Brotchie, T.C.F. (1921). Some Sylvan Scenes near Glasgow. Glasgow: Aird & Coghill. pp. 35–38. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ M'Donald, Hugh (1856). Rambles Round Glasgow (2nd ed.). Glasgow: Thomas Murray and Son. p. 376. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Glasgow Digital Library "Cadder House"
- ^ Glasgow Guide Cadder Cemetery
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