Dullatur
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Dullatur is a village within the vicinity of Cumbernauld, Scotland. The route of the Antonine Wall passed right over the site of Dullatur, and a Roman camp was actually sited there as well. The village's name is taken from the Gaelic "Dubh Leitir", which means dark hill on the slope. Population 520 (2004).
The development of the village owes much to the creation of the Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line, with a station sited in Dullatur in 1842 to encourage commuters to settle there. The make up of the village was of the higher socio-economic class, with a number of grand villas being built there, two of these designed by the celebrated architect Alexander "Greek" Thomson. The train station is now closed but the village still serves as a commuter settlement for wealthy families, with a number of new private properties having been built there in recent years.
There is a local Dullatur golf course in the area.
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