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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Gartcosh like this:
Gartcosh, a village and station in Cadder parish, Lanarkshire, on the Caledonian railway, 2¾ miles NW of Coatbridge and 7 ENE of Glasgow. N ear it are Gartcosh Fireclay Works. Pop. (1881) 356.
Gartcosh is now part of NORTH LANARKSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH LANARKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gartcosh itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gartcosh, in North Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21843
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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