Visit Calderbank Places

Welcome to Visit Calderbank Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Calderbank

  

Calderbank Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Calderbank

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Calderbank history

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Calderbank is famous for being the birthplace of the world’s first iron boat, the Vulcan. The Vulcan sailed from Calderbanks Iron Works to the River Clyde and plied the Scottish canals with cargoes of iron and coal. The Monkland Canal was extended to the west of the village in the late 18th century and was used as a route to transport coal to Port Dundas in Glasgow.

Calderbank etymology

The village’s name is of a doubtful etymology. The first part of the name refers to the North Calder Water, the small river that flows through the village. The second element is unknown.

You can visit Calderbank places with Walkfo Calderbank to hear history at Calderbank’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Calderbank has 27 places to visit in our interactive Calderbank map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Calderbank, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Calderbank places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Calderbank & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 27 audio facts unique to Calderbank places in an interactive Calderbank map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Calderbank Places Map
27 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Calderbank historic spots	Calderbank tourist destinations	Calderbank plaques	Calderbank geographic features
Walkfo Calderbank tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Calderbank

  

Best Calderbank places to visit

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Calderbank has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Calderbank’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Calderbank’s information audio spots:

Calderbank Calderbank lies west of the M73 on the west bank of the North Calder Water. It lies 13 miles (21 km) east of Glasgow city centre and 34 miles (55 km) west of Edinburgh. It has a population of about 1,610.

Eurocentral Eurocentral is one of the largest industrial estates in Scotland. It is situated on the edge of Holytown and Mossend, North Lanarkshire, just off the M8 motorway, about 12 miles east of Glasgow city centre and 34 mi west of Edinburgh. The Maxim Office Park is a recent addition opening in March 2010.

Coathill Hospital Coathill Hospital is a health facility in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire.

Coatdyke railway station Coatdyke railway station is situated on Quarry Street/Riddell Street in the Cliftonville area of Coatbridge. It is the closest railway station to Coatbridge College and Monklands Hospital.

Airdrie Public Observatory Airdrie Public Observatory (55° 51’ 56” N, 3° 58’ 58” W) is a fully operational, historic, historic astronomical observatory. There are only four public observatories operating in the United Kingdom, all of which are in Scotland.

Bellshill Maternity Hospital Bellshill Maternity Hospital was a health facility in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The hospital was a maternity hospital in the 1960s.

Newhouse Research Site The Newhouse Research Site is located near the M8 motorway in North Lanarkshire. It employs 250 scientists across a range of disciplines including medicinal chemistry, molecular biology and drug metabolism. It is currently the largest private drug discovery centre in Scotland.

Wester Moffat Hospital Wester Moffat Hospital is a health facility in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is a Grade B listed building.

Gartcairn F. A. Juniors Gartcairn Football Academy Juniors are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. They play in the West of Scotland League Conference Conference B.

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