Ravenswood is an area of Cumbernauld, Scotland.

History

Ravenswood, sometimes known as Bogedge, was formerly a retreat for Glasgow churchmen.[1] There are records of an Episcopal chapel there.[2] Ravenswood is also called Bogedge on old maps.[3][4] The remains of a mill from Ravenswood Farm can still be traced.[5]

New Town district

The street-naming scheme is based on Scottish islands.[6] Ravenswood Primary School[7] and Our Lady's High School are both in this area of the town.[8] Early in the new town's history Ravenswood was more distinct from Seafar than it now is possibly due to the building schedule and signage on paths.[9] More recently Seafar is more dominant perhaps because Ravenswood did not appear on any road signs.[10] until 2023.

Ravenswood has its own Local Nature Reserve.[11]

Ravenswood lies between the Town Centre and the M80, adjacent to Seafar.

References

  1. ^ "Ravenswood Bog & Orchid Meadow". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. ^ Edwards, Roger (2012). Pomp or circumstance; Glasgow's episcopalians and the uprising of 1745. Scottish Church History Society. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ "OS 25 inch Map 1892-1949". zoomable map with Bing transparency overlay. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ "OS 6 inch Map 1843-1882". zoomable map with Bing transparency overlay. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Celebrations in Cumbernauld as Our Lady's High School turns 50". Cumbernauld News. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Ravenswood". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Ravenswood Primary". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  8. ^ Taylor, Jessica (2010). Cumbernauld: The Conception, Development and Realisation of a Post-war British New Town (PDF). Edinburgh: Edinburgh College of Art. pp. 718–742. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  9. ^ Taylor, Jessica (2010). Cumbernauld: The Conception, Development and Realisation of a Post-war British New Town (PDF). Edinburgh: Edinburgh College of Art. p. 57. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  10. ^ Colquhoun, Ian (2008). RIBA Book of British Housing 1900 to the present day (2 ed.). London etc: Elsevier. pp. 322–324. ISBN 978-0-7506-8254-1. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Local Nature Reserves". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

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