Ravenswood, Cumbernauld

Ravenswood is an area of Cumbernauld, Scotland.

History

Ravenswood, sometimes known as Bogedge, was formerly a retreat for Glasgow churchmen.[1] There are records of an Episcopal chapel there.[2] Ravenswood is also called Bogedge on old maps.[3][4] The remains of a mill from Ravenswood Farm can still be traced.[5]

New Town district

The street-naming scheme is based on Scottish islands.[6] Ravenswood Primary School[7] and Our Lady's High School are both in this area of the town.[8] Early in the new town's history Ravenswood was more distinct from Seafar than it now is possibly due to the building schedule and signage on paths.[9] More recently Seafar is more dominant perhaps because Ravenswood doesn't appear on road signs.[10]

Ravenswood has its own Local Nature Reserve.[11]

Ravenswood lies between the Town Centre and the M80, adjacent to Seafar.

References
  1. "Ravenswood Bog & Orchid Meadow". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. Edwards, Roger (2012). Pomp or circumstance; Glasgow's episcopalians and the uprising of 1745. Scottish Church History Society. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. "OS 25 inch Map 1892-1949". zoomable map with Bing transparency overlay. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. "OS 6 inch Map 1843-1882". zoomable map with Bing transparency overlay. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. "Celebrations in Cumbernauld as Our Lady's High School turns 50". Cumbernauld News. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  6. "Ravenswood". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  7. "Ravenswood Primary". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  8. Taylor, Jessica (2010). Cumbernauld: The Conception, Development and Realisation of a Post-war British New Town (PDF). Edinburgh: Edinburgh College of Art. pp. 718–742. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  9. Taylor, Jessica (2010). Cumbernauld: The Conception, Development and Realisation of a Post-war British New Town (PDF). Edinburgh: Edinburgh College of Art. p. 57. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. Colquhoun, Ian (2008). RIBA Book of British Housing 1900 to the present day (2 ed.). London etc: Elsevier. pp. 322–324. ISBN 978-0-7506-8254-1. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  11. "Local Nature Reserves". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

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