Cumbernauld Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
About Cumbernauld
The name is Gaelic,comar nan alltmeaning the meeting of waters, and it's near the watershed of the Clyde and Forth river catchments. The town grew up as a weaving centre in the 19th century as the railway arrived, then expanded rapidly from 1955 when it was designated a "New Town". Cumbernauld was the third of five such towns built to alleviate Scotland's housing shortage, preceded by East Kilbride and Glenrothes, and followed by Livingston and Irvine; the intended sixth at Stonehouse was never built. Cumbernauld shares their drab brutalist architecture, and was especially influenced by the 1963 Buchanan Report "Traffic in Towns." In many ways this report was far-sighted, but implementation was shoddy, and 1960s politicians were in thrall to the car. The town's vertical segregation of pede
Top Attractions in Cumbernauld
Explore the best things to see and do in Cumbernauld:
- ★The Centre Cumbernauld
Where to Stay in Cumbernauld
- 🏨Double Tree by Hilton Westerwood
- 🏨Premier Inn Glasgow Cumbernauld
- 🏨Travelodge Glasgow Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld Travel Guide Sections
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