1861

 The National Library for Scotland has an amazing online facility where you select a spot from a modern map and can then select different historical maps covering the same area.  The map from 1861 is fascinating.

Here is the area from today's Bearsden Cross in the north to St Germain's Loch in the south:


The Church at the top centre is New Kilpatrick on New Kirk Road (currently celebrating its 375th birthday).  Modern Bearsden Cross is labelled 'New Kilpatrick'.  At the actual crossroads Roman Road goes east while Thorn Drive goes west - the mapmaker thought they were the old road running behind the Antonine Wall.

On the left is Ledcameroch House, now the site of the houses at Ledcameroch park / Chesters Road, I think.  The driveway from Drymen Road is, of course, Ledcameroch Road.

At St Germain's Loch there are the substantial houses at St Germains and Lochbrae.  On the other side of Drymen Road there are other substantial houses called Croftbank, Beechwood and Carrickarden.

It's interesting to note that the area was able to support a bowling green (still present, of course, at the junction of Station Road and Pendicle Road).

And just to the right and above the bowling green is a single property, about the same size as a shed in the grounds of St Germains, called Bearsden.  (Roughly in the grounds of the car park on Station Road.)  Shortly after this map was surveryed, someone sited a station there and the rest is history. 

Looking further north and east from this view we find:


New Kilpatrick Church is just off the bottom of the map towards the left.  The view is dominated by Kilmardinny House and its loch and grounds.  Its driveway is now the line of Kilmardinny Avenue and there is a lodge (still standing) where it meets Milngavie Road.  I cannot see Kilmardinny Cottage on modern maps.

On the left of the map you can see Court Hill, site of the dry ski slope; there is still a footpath along the route which goes between the words 'Court' and 'Hill' on the map.

There are farms at Gartconnel (house still present on Elm Walk) and Mosshead (demolished) that gave their names to the local areas.

Finally, the put New Kilpatrick in perspective, here is the map for Hardgate, Faifley and Duntocher:


You can immediately see how much more developed thee villages were, with streets, houses and industry.


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