Auchenreoch, or Auchinreoch is a small hamlet formerly in
Stirlingshire
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but now in
East Dunbartonshire
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,
Scotland
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near
Kilsyth
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and
Kirkintilloch
Kirkintilloch (; sco, Kirkintulloch; gd, Cair Cheann Tulaich) is a town and former barony burgh in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal and on the south side of Strathkelvin, about northeast of central Glasgow. ...
.
A sparsely populated farming community, within the hamlet is Auchinreoch Stables. The stable was the home of famous Grand National winner Red Rum from the horses retirement from racing in 1978 until his death in 1995.
Hamlets in East Dunbartonshire
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