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'Cardross' (''Càrdainn Ros'' in Gaelic) is a large village in Scotland, on the north side of the Firth of Clyde, roughly halfway between Dumbarton and Helensburgh. Cardross is in the historic geographical county of Dunbartonshire, but the modern political local authority of Argyll and Bute. Cardross is also the name of a historic Parish stretching from the west side of Dumbarton to Craigendoran, near Helensburgh, and including the village of Renton in the Vale of Leven.

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History

Transportation

Miscellaneous

References

History

King Robert the Bruce is often associated with Cardross in respect of his last years. He died at his manorial house in the Parish of Cardross in 1329, but the exact location is unknown. It is claimed that it was not where the present village lies, but near where Dalmoak Farm now stands, near the River Leven, south of the village of Renton. A. J. Cronin, the celebrated doctor and writer, was born in Cardross in 1896.

Transportation

Cardross railway station is on the Drumgelloch-Helensburgh railway line. Cardross station is run by First ScotRail Ltd and is busy in the morning and evenings. Children from the village use the station to get to Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh.

Miscellaneous

The former St Peter's Seminary, designed by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia, is located in the north of the village. The BBC Sports presenter Hazel Irvine lived in Cardross when she was younger and she as well went to Hermitage Academy in Helensburgh.
Geilston Garden, a National Trust for Scotland property, is located to the north west of the village.
A current hot topic in Cardross is the relationship between the long established Cardross Golf Club and newly built Cala Homes adjacent to this.

References

★ Area Profile of 36 Ward Cardross (Argyll and Bute 2001 Census Factsheets)PDF at Argyll and Bute council