Hardgateis a village inWest Dunbartonshire,Scotland.
| Hardgate | |
|---|---|
 An aerial view of the town of Hardgate | |
| OS grid reference | NS502725 |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Clyddebank |
| Postcode district | G81 |
| Dialling code | 01389 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Hardgate has probably been settled sinceneolithictimes with a burial site at Knappers Farm, theCochno Stone(acup and ring markedstone), and aburial chambernearCochno Lochproviding evidence of this.[1]
Although it is a far older settlement, it is administratively part of nearbyClydebankalong with the neighbouring village ofDuntocherand now lies in theWest Dunbartonshirelocal authority area. Along with Duntocher andFaifley,Hardgate falls within West Dunbartonshiire'sKilpatrickward with a combined population of 12,719 in 2011.[2]
Dunn's Mills operated a cotton mill in the 19th century. It continued to produce thread and yarn until its destruction during theClydebank Blitzin 1941.[3]
The village expanded due to house building by theClydebanktown council afterWorld War II,and later by theWimpeyfirm in the early 1970s on what had beengreen beltland.
The village has onenon-denominationalschool, Goldenhill Primary School.
References
edit- ^"The Leading The Clydebank Story Site on the Net".TheClydebankStory.Retrieved18 June2014.
- ^Kilpatrick Central Ward - Area Profile,West Dunbartonshire Council
- ^Hood, John.Old Bowling, Duntocher, Hardgate, Milton and Old Kilpatrick.Stenlake Publishing. p. 45.ISBN1840333197.
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