The Auld Kirk Gallery - 20th Anniversary Exhibition
The Auld Kirk Gallery founded in 1994, specialising in Traditional Scottish, Modern British, Selected Contemporary Works, Sculpture and Ceramics. 20th Anniversary Exhibition ‘The Painted Lady‘ 22nd & 23rd November 12.00 noon.
Pong to Playstation at Kirkintilloch, 2011
Walk-through of the Pong to Playstation exhibition at the Auld Kirk Museum, Kirkintilloch, Spring 2011, by Scottish Independent Touring Exhibitions.
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metal detecting ancient king William the lions land in search of the lost city of king William the lion dated 1100's.
we make an amazing discovery of gold.
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history of the land
The first known settlement on the site of what is now Kirkintilloch was of Roman origin, a fort established in what is now the Peel Park area of the town in the mid-2nd century, one of the northernmost posts in Roman Britannia.[9] Through it the Antonine Wall was routed; its course continues through the centre of the town to this day, although little trace can now be seen above ground. There are many archeological artifacts found in Kirkintilloch on display at the Hunterian Museum[10] in Glasgow. There is no strong evidence of habitation on the site for the following thousand years until Clan Cumming established a castle (Motte and Bailey) and church there in the 12th century. A small settlement grew and was granted burgh status in 1211, becoming an important staging post for west-east journeys from Glasgow to eastern and north-eastern Scotland. From this time, a weekly market was held in the town, probably at the foot of Peel Brae (along with High Street and Cowgate, one of the three medieval thoroughfares in the town). The castle was of some importance during the wars of independence when an English garrison was stationed there, commanded by Sir Philip de Moubray, who was later to command Stirling Castle at the time of the Battle of Bannockburn. Soldiers from the castle were dispatched to arrest William Wallace at Robroyston in 1305 and escorted him to Dumbarton Castle. Later the same year, the garrison is recorded as having sent a petition to King Edward of England complaining of non-payment of wages. The castle was attacked by Scottish forces in 1306 under Bishop Wishart of Glasgow (using timber given to Glasgow diocese by the English for cathedral repairs), but the siege was unsuccessful. The castle is thought to have been destroyed on the orders of Robert Bruce later in the conflict, although the traces of a mot surrounded by a ditch can still be seen in the Peel Park.
The original Cumming parish church, St Ninian's, was constructed around 1140 some distance to the east of the town (where some of the stones remain in the form of an 18th-century watchtower at the entrance to the Auld Aisle Cemetery) as Kirkintilloch was originally in the parish of Lenzie which stretched from Cumbernauld in the East to Kirkintilloch in the West. The establishment was part of the endowment of Cambuskenneth Abbey, and was accompanied by a grant of one oxgang of land (approximately 15 acres), the measurement that lent its name to the area near the church. A chapel to the Virgin Mary was established in the town itself, sometime before 1379, and was endowed with land at Duntiblae by Sir David Fleming. The move of the parish church to the site of the chapel at Kirkintilloch Cross (now the Auld Kirk Museum) in 1644 resulted in a split of the Parish into Easter and Wester Lenzie (later Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch Parishes) The name Lenzie was later reused for Kirkintilloch's railway station on the main Glasgow to Edinburgh line, around which the later village of that name developed.Following the Scottish victory in the wars of independence and the subsequent decline of Clan Cumming, the baronies of Kirkintilloch, Lenzie, and Cumbernauld were granted by Robert Bruce to Sir Malcolm Fleming, Sheriff of Dumbarton and a supporter of the Bruce faction in the war. Hitherto part of Stirlingshire, the area subsequently became a detached part of the county of Dumbarton, in which it remains today
On 3 January 1746, the retreating Jacobite army of Charles Stuart made its way through Kirkintilloch, on its way back from Derby, and on the march to Falkirk and ultimately Culloden. One of the Highland army's stragglers was shot dead at the town cross by a man hidden in a barn at the Kiln Close (where the library now stands). On hearing of the murder, Charles halted his army on the Kilsyth road and threatened to turn back and burn the town. The town magistrates persuaded him to continue marching, in return for an unspecified payment, and the town was spared.The town was one of the hotbeds of the Industrial Revolution in Scotland, beginning with the emergence of a booming textile industry in the area. There were 185 weavers in Kirkintilloch by 1790, and in 1867 James Slimon's cotton mill at Kelvinside employed 200 women.With the construction of the Forth and Clyde Canal through the town
John Green Gravestone Auld Aisle Cemetery Kirkintilloch East Dunbartonshire Scotland
Tour Scotland video of the John Green gravestone in the Auld Aisle cemetery on ancestry visit to Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. The name Green is an old Anglo Saxon name. It comes from when a family lived in the village greene which was the center or main square of each region. It is derived from the Old English grene, meaning green, and was most likely first borne by a family who lived in the village greene, the center or main square of a region. Alternatively, it may have been bestowed as a nickname on someone who was particularly fond of dressing in green. The surname Green was first found in Kent, England, where the earliest record of the name was Geoffrey Greene who was recorded in a Poll Tax in 1188.
The Antonine Wall, Scotland. Full tour of the Roman Wall.
You will have heard of Hadrian’s Wall, which the Romans built at the northern boundary of the Roman Empire, but you may not be aware that they built a second wall further north, the Antonine Wall, after they had invaded Scotland. It extended over 37 miles from the Clyde to the Forth. I walked the best preserved and most scenic parts of the wall between Kirkintilloch and Falkirk and visited the remaining sites by car. This film shows what remains of the wall today.
The wall was built between AD 142-3 under the orders of Emperor Antonius Pius and was occupied by the Romans for at least 20 years. It was built from turf and timber and consisted of a rampart up to 12 feet tall. An example of a reconstructed Roman turf and timber fort can be visited is at Lunt Fort, Bagington, England.
From the West coast the wall started in Old Kilpatrick but I start my tour in Glasgow where there is an outstanding collection of finds from along the wall. The places shown in the film are listed below:
0:00:41 - The Hunterian Museum, Glasgow - Largest collection of finds from the wall inc sculptures and milestones.
0:01:25 - Golden Hill Park, Duntocher – Traces of the wall’s stone base. Nothing remains of the fort, butbthe outline is marked in the grass. Small car park – Post code G81 6AR.
0:01:57 - Ian Road, Bearsden – Remains of rampart base can be seen. On street parking available, Post code G81 6AR.
0:02:17 - Roman Bath House, Roman Rd, Bearsden – Best preserved remains along the wall, inc bath house and latrine. On street parking in Grange Rd G61 2QP.
0:03:43 - New Kilpatrick Cemetery, Bearsden – Best preserved sections of wall’s stone base. Limited parking. Post code G61 2BG.
0:04:20 - Auld Kirk Museum – Next to Peel Park. A little gem of a museum with section dedicated to Antonine Wall. Free entry.
0:04:58 - Peel Park, Kirkintilloch – Nothing remains of the fort. Plaques and information boards. On street parking and a car park nearby, Post code G66 1HN.
0:05:24 - Bar Hill Roman Fort, Twechar - Scenic and impressive location, remains of the walls of the principia and bath house. Traces of fort’s rampart and ditches visible.
0:06:26 - Castle Hill Ditch - A dramatic and spectacular section of the wall’s ditch.
0:07:12 - Croy Hill Fort and ditch. No visible remains of the fort. Some dramatic sections of the ditch on the climb to Croy hill.
0:07:40 - East Dullatur - There are some well-preserved sections of the ditch here.
0:08:37 - Tollpark - A very scenic stretch of the ditch through a belt of trees.
0:08:59 - CastleCary Roman Fort - The east boundary wall and foundations of the Headquarter’s building are still visible.
0:09:30 - Seabegs Wood - A scenic and well-preserved section of the rampart, ditch and military way.
0:10:01 - Rough Castle Fort and ditch - A dramatic location, well preserved section of the wall’s ditch, lilia, defensive ramparts of the fort and annexe.
0:12:01 - Bantaskin ditch - A well-preserved stretch of the ditch.
0:12:25 - Tamfourhill Road - Along this road there are glimpses of the ditch, overgrown and not well cared for.
0:12:35 - Watling Lodge - An impressive and well-preserved stretch of the ditch.
0:13:05 - Callendar Wood - Well cared for stretch of the ditch at the north of the wood. Callendar House contains an Antonine Wall gallery.
0:13:26 - Polmont Wood - Views of the ditch deeper in the wood after climbing some steps. Sat nav use Millhall Gardens, FK2 0XH is next to car park entrance.
0:14:08 - Kinneil Roman Fortlet - Most easterly remains of the wall located in a scenic park. A museum contains some finds.
0:15:06 - Bo’ness – replica of the distance slab - A replica of the distance slab that marked the end of the Antonine Wall. On street parking available, in Harbour Road, EH51 9LF.
0:15:28 - Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh - Exceptional museum, extensive display of Roman finds Level -1 Roman occupation of Scotland.
Music credits:The Awakening by Patrick Patrikios;
Distant Lands by Hanu Dixit; Realization by Hanu Dixit
Natural by Endless Love; Castleshire by Chris Haugen; Surrender by Dan Lebowitz; Fresh Fallen Snow by Chris Haugen; Redwood Trail by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence ( Artist:
Mumbai Effect by Jingle Punks.
Thank you to all artists whose music I have used in this film.All music courtesy of You Tube Audio Library.Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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