Barrachnie
Encyclopedia
Barrachnie) is a place in Glasgow
, Scotland
adjacent to Garrowhill
.
- 14th.day June,1520 Wyl Morisone in xixs vijd land of Barrachnie. Like the other parts of the district it was part of the Barony and Regality of Glasgow
and from about 1600, also of the parish of Old Monkland
The first coal mined in the Baillieston
district was in the Barrachnie pit.
The etymology of the name is not easy as it has appeared under many configurations and its evolution to the present form is difficult to understand as it is pronounced "Brachney" - just as it was in the 15th. century.
and three bus services to the city and Lanarkshire.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
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adjacent to Garrowhill
Garrowhill
Garrowhill is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, 7 miles east of its city centre.For an aerial photograph of Garrowhill, go to Garrowhill railway station is on the North Clyde Line....
.
History
It was an ancient fermtoun which was mentioned in the Glasgow Protocols and had many entries in the rental book of the Bishopric of Glasgow in the Middle AgesMiddle Ages
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- 14th.day June,1520 Wyl Morisone in xixs vijd land of Barrachnie. Like the other parts of the district it was part of the Barony and Regality of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and from about 1600, also of the parish of Old Monkland
The first coal mined in the Baillieston
Baillieston
Baillieston is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about 7 miles east of the city centre.It is also the name of Ward 20 of Glasgow City Council...
district was in the Barrachnie pit.
The etymology of the name is not easy as it has appeared under many configurations and its evolution to the present form is difficult to understand as it is pronounced "Brachney" - just as it was in the 15th. century.
Transport
It is served by Garrowhill railway stationGarrowhill railway station
Garrowhill railway station is a railway station serving the Garrowhill area of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is 7 km east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the North Clyde Line and is managed by First ScotRail.-Services:...
and three bus services to the city and Lanarkshire.