Places to see in ( Airdrie - UK )

Places to see in ( Airdrie - UK )

Airdrie is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre. Historically part of Lanarkshire, Airdrie forms part of a conurbation with its neighbour Coatbridge, in the former district known as the Monklands.

Chapelhall, Calderbank, Caldercruix, Gartness, Glenmavis, Greengairs, Longriggend, Moffat Mills, Plains, Stand, Upperton and Wattston are generally considered satellite villages of Airdrie. The origin of Airdrie's name first appeared in the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland (Registrum Magni Sigilii Regum Scotorum) in 1373 as Ardre. By 1546 it had become Ardry and by 1587 it was known as Ardrie. In 1630 it finally appeared in the Register as Airdrie.

Airdrie town centre has changed much in the last ten years with a new road scheme and a shift in emphasis with the type of shopping it offers. Graham Street, the main pedestrianised street, has recently been refurbished and has had the pedestrian precinct area upgraded. New housing developments are being built around this suitably situated commuter town, notably in Chapelhall, Rochsoles and Glenmavis, the former Boots factory site in Rawyards and the former Imperial Tube Works in Cairnhill.

Airdrie also has signage in the Scots Gaelic language around the town centre, (alongside English) this was first introduced for the 1993 Royal National Mòd. The signs were originally erected by Monklands District Council, but have been maintained by North Lanarkshire Council. The Orange Order has traditionally been strong in Airdrie.

Places of interest in ( Airdrie - UK ) :

Airdrie Arts Centre – originally a Carnegie library.
Airdrie Public Library
Airdrie Public Observatory – with its celebrated Cooke telescope.
Arran View - villa built by Alexander Thomson in 1867.
Black Hill transmitting station – the tallest structure in Scotland.
Centenary and West End Parks – including the Airdrie Cenotaph and the Centenary Railway Viaduct (1866).
Drumbowie World War II Anti-aircraft battery – site number N12, part of the Clyde AA defences. Situated just outside Glenmavis.
Monkland Canal – where the Vulcan (barge), the world's first iron boat, was constructed and launched in 1819.
New Monklands Parish Church
The Wallace Stone – legend tells that William Wallace sharpened his sword on this stone on his way to the Battle of Falkirk.
Sir John Wilson Town Hall

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