Cumbernauld: Scotland's Brutalist New Town and North Lanarkshire's Hilltop Settlement
Cumbernauld was designated a new town in 1956 to absorb overspill population from Glasgow. The town centre, a massive concrete megastructure straddling the hilltop, won architectural awards on completion and was later voted the worst building in Britain. Twice. The original centre has been partially demolished and replaced. The town sits on a ridge between Glasgow and Stirling. The population is around 52,000. Cumbernauld is part of the North Lanarkshire council area.
The A80/M80 runs through Cumbernauld connecting Glasgow (thirteen miles southwest) to Stirling. Cumbernauld station provides ScotRail services to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The town is divided into numbered villages and neighbourhoods, typical of new town planning. For adult companionship, Cumbernauld falls under Scots law, which operates as a separate legal system from England and Wales.
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Cumbernauld was designated a new town in 1956 to absorb overspill population from Glasgow. The town centre, a massive concrete megastructure straddling the hilltop, won architectural awards on completion and was later voted the worst building in Britain. Twice. The original centre has been partially demolished and replaced. The town sits on a ridge between Glasgow and Stirling. The population is around 52,000. Cumbernauld is part of the North Lanarkshire council area.
The A80/M80 runs through Cumbernauld connecting Glasgow (thirteen miles southwest) to Stirling. Cumbernauld station provides ScotRail services to Edinburgh and Glasgow. The town is divided into numbered villages and neighbourhoods, typical of new town planning. For adult companionship, Cumbernauld falls under Scots law, which operates as a separate legal system from England and Wales.
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