Mugdock is a hamlet in
Stirlingshire
Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling, gd, Siorrachd Sruighlea) is a Counties of Scotland, historic county and registration countyRegisters of Scotland. Publications, leaflets, Land Register Counties. of Scotland. Its county town is Stirli ...
,
Scotland
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. It lies to the south of the village of
Strathblane
Strathblane ( gd, Strath Bhlàthain, ) is a village and parish in the registration county of Stirlingshire, situated in the southwestern part of the Stirling council area, in central Scotland. It lies at the foothills of the Campsie Fells and the ...
, and was in the civil parish.
In the past the hamlet had more significance. It was considered the main village of the civil parish of
Strathblane
Strathblane ( gd, Strath Bhlàthain, ) is a village and parish in the registration county of Stirlingshire, situated in the southwestern part of the Stirling council area, in central Scotland. It lies at the foothills of the Campsie Fells and the ...
. However, since the 19th century it has shrunk down to a small collection of houses.
This means that Mugdock is now a hamlet.
In the year 750 a battle was recorded in the Annals of Ulster as having taken place 'between the Picts and the Britons'. Talorgan, son of Uurgust, brother of Unust King of the Picts, died there. The battle is also recorded by the medieval Welsh text ''Annales Cambriae'' which names the battle site as ''Mocetauc''. This is fairly plausibly explained as Mugdock, which lies roughly in the area where the ancient Pictish and Breton kingdoms must have met.
Despite being located in
Stirlingshire
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, it has a G62 postcode.
Mugdock Country Park
Mugdock Country Park is a country park and historical site located partly in East Dunbartonshire and partly in Stirling, in the former county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is around north of Glasgow, next to Milngavie (from which the park is easi ...
is located outside of the hamlet.
See also
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Mugdock Castle
Mugdock Castle was the stronghold of the Clan Graham from the middle of the 13th century. Its ruins are located in Mugdock Country Park, just west of the village of Mugdock in the parish of Strathblane. The castle is within the registration count ...
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Craigend Castle
Craigend Castle is a ruined country house, located to the north of Milngavie, in Stirlingshire, central Scotland.
Early history
The lands of Craigend were part of the Scottish feudal barony, Barony of Mugdock Castle, Mugdock in medieval times, b ...
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Mugdock Reservoir
Milngavie water treatment works (commonly known as The Waterworks) is a Scottish Water-operated water treatment facility located in Milngavie, Scotland. It is primary source of the water for the city of Glasgow (and the Greater Glasgow area) in w ...
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Mugdock Loch
Mugdock is a hamlet in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It lies to the south of the village of Strathblane, and was in the civil parish.
In the past the hamlet had more significance. It was considered the main village of the civil parish of Strathblane. ...
References
External links
Vision of Britain - Mugdock
Hamlets in Stirling (council area)
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