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©Stephen Sweeney
Carrying Cumbernauld to Glasgow and Motherwell line over Coatbridge Road.
©Jim Smillie
Dist:0.2km<br/>One of two lying to the west of the Main Street.
©Robert Murray
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©Iain Thompson
Dist:0.3km<br/>Main Street of the original village from which satellites at Ramoan and Marnoch spawned.
©Robert Murray
Dist:0.3km<br/>Highland cattle in foreground.
©Jim Smillie
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©Texas Radio and The Big Beat
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking across a former coal mining landscape towards Coatbridge.
©Richard Webb
Dist:0.5km<br/>Obviously the ruins of two dwellings and outbuildings. Pre WW1 O.S. maps identify the site as Garnqueen Fireclay Works with factory buildings and railway sidings.
©Robert Murray
Dist:0.5km<br/>Draining fields south of Garnqueen Farm
©Robert Murray
Dist:0.6km<br/>Recently re-surfaced road and pavement. The lighting was under going replacement on the day of this visit.
©Robert Murray
Dist:0.6km<br/>Looking east along Muirdyke Road. Glenmavis Gas Storage Facility visible in the distance.
©Texas Radio and The Big Beat
Dist:0.6km<br/>Railway running from Glasgow or Coatbridge to Cumbernauld and beyond. It was once operated by the Caledonian Railway and is still quite busy.
©Richard Webb
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©Iain Thompson
Dist:0.8km<br/>This loch is actually a crater which was formed when a bit of the planet Mars crashed into Coatbridge on the 12th July 1856. The Orange Walk, which was passing and playing The Sash at the time, had to take cover in the local chapel, which caused a bit of a religious debate.
©Texas Radio and The Big Beat

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