Luggiebank, Cumbernauld

Overview

Luggiebank, Cumbernauld [1] is a small village to the south of Cumbernauld and is now essentially a suburb of the town. It is situated on what used to be the Striling Road from Lanark, but as a result of a by pass (B8039) the old road is now a cul de sac.

The village consists of around 30 houses and is essentially built around two streets, the older part of Stirling Road and newer houses on Blairlinn View. Other farms and houses in the surrounding area are deemed to be in Luggiebank. On the south bound side of Stirling Road the houses back onto Luggie Water. The associated glen is now a nature reserve managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust. The name comes from a cottage of that name which appears on the first Edition of the Ordnance Survey.

The name Luggie is a Scots word meaning a wooden bucket with handles. An extract from the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland 1882 describes The Luggie in less than glowing terms. However, there is also a poem written by David Grey (1838–61) The Dear Old Toiling One, in which he fondly mentions the Luggie and apparently another poem of the same ilk [2] called 'The Luggie' or possibly 'Luggie-side'.

History

The Village has some history and houses are displayed on the north bound side of Stirling Road in the 1864 Ordnance Survey map [3]. People even used to holiday in the village and there is a postcard looking south, showing the village possibly from the 1930s. The Luggie Bridge, just to the north of the village, is a fine stone arch [4] and it now forms part of the footway north out of the village.

External links

• Scottish Wildelife Trust
• The Dictionary of the Scots Language
• 1882 Gazeteer of Scotland
• Lyrics of The Dear Old Toiling One
• 1950s/'60s Photos of Luggiebank by Douglas Campbell
• Lenzie.org: More detail on the word Luggie
• Photos of Luggiebank by Luggiebankweb
• First Ed. O.S. 1859