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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Banton, North Lanarkshire

  

Banton, North Lanarkshire Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Banton, North Lanarkshire

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Banton, North Lanarkshire history

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Banton originally centred on at area known today as High Banton. Farming and mining were the main historic industries. The Covenanter army under General William Baillie formed near Banton for their engagement with the Royalist forces under the command of Montrose at the Battle of Kilsyth on August 15, 1645.

You can visit Banton, North Lanarkshire places with Walkfo Banton, North Lanarkshire to hear history at Banton, North Lanarkshire’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Banton, North Lanarkshire has 23 places to visit in our interactive Banton, North Lanarkshire 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 Banton, North Lanarkshire, 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 Banton, North Lanarkshire places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Banton, North Lanarkshire & the surrounding areas.

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23 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Banton, North Lanarkshire places to visit

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

Carrickstone Carrickstone is on the north of the M80 and west of Cumbernauld Town Centre. The area it now occupies used to be covered by a farm.

Cumbernauld Village Cumbernauld was designated a new town in 1955. The Village has a pre-mediaeval history, with a Roman settlement being built in the area due to its proximity to the Antonine Wall. After the Roman period the settlement remained and grew to such an extent that the Comyns family built their chapel there.

Red Burn The Red Burn is one of two main streams which flow out of Cumbernauld. The Scottish New Town’s name derives from the Gaelic for “the meeting of the waters”

Kingdom of Strathclyde Strathclyde (lit. “Strath of the River Clyde”), originally Cumbric: Ystrad Clud or Alclud (and Strath-Clota in Anglo-Saxon) The kingdom developed during Britain’s post-Roman period. It is also known as Alt Clut, a Brittonic term for Dumbarton Castle, the medieval capital of the region.

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