Mugdock

Mugdock

The road through the centre of Mugdock
Mugdock
 Mugdock shown within the Stirling council area
OS grid referenceNS558771
Civil parishStrathblane
Council areaStirling
Lieutenancy areaStirling and Falkirk
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Glasgow
Postcode district G62
Dialling code 0141
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentStirling
Scottish ParliamentStirling
List of places
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Coordinates: 55°57′58″N 4°18′40″W / 55.966°N 4.311°W / 55.966; -4.311

Mugdock is a hamlet in Stirling, Scotland. It lies to the south of the village of Strathblane, and was in the civil parish.

In the past the hamlet had more significance.

In the year 750 a battle was recorded in the Annals of Ulster ahs having taken place 'between the Picts and the Britons'. Talorgan son of Uurgust, brother of Unust king of the Picts, died there. The battle is also recorded by the medieval Welsh text Annales Cambriae which names the battle site as Mocetauc. This is fairly plausibly explained as Mugdock, which lies roughly in the area where the ancient Pictish and British kingdoms must have met.

It was considered the main village of the civil parish of Strathblane. However, since the 19th century it has shrunk down to a small collection of houses.[1] This means that Mugdock is now a hamlet.

Despite being located in Stirling, it has a G62 postcode.

Mugdock Country Park is located outside of the hamlet.

See also

References

  1. Alison Dryden (2012). Strathblane 1870 - 1970: A Century of Change. Strathblane: Strathblane Heritage Society. p. 12. ISBN 9781471740978.
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