Introduction
Luggie Park is a linear park just east of the town centre of Kirkintilloch focussed on the Luggie Water. It incorporates mature woodland planting from two small 19th-century estates. The area was developed as a public park in the late-20th century and modern features include sports pitches.
The wooded slopes on the east bank of Luggie Water survive from small designed landscapes associated with Waverley Park and to a lesser extent with Luggiebank House. They consist largely of mature beech with some sycamore. In the valley floor there are open areas of grassland and some young plantings of quick-growing species such as willow and birch. East Dunbartonshire Council has drawn up a Master Plan to upgrade the park, which includes new cycle and horse paths.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0141 578 8403Access contact details
Luggie Park is a public park with open access at all times.
Owners
East Dunbartonshire Council
Tom Johnston House, Civic Way, Kirkintilloch, G66 4TJ
- History
Waverley Park and Luggiebank House were strategically postioned near the Forth and Clyde Canal which forms the northern boundary of the present Luggie Park. Proposed railway routes to carry coal to transporting vessels on the canal passed through the estates and enabled the 19th-century proprietors to make income selling land to the railway companies.
Period
Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Features
- Flats (featured building)
- Description: Eighteenth-century laird's house with earlier features, redeveloped as flats around 2000.
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- Latest Date:
- River
- Description: The Luggie Water
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Period
Victorian (1837-1901)
Survival
Part: standing remains
Hectares
19
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
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East Dunbartonshire Council, `Luggie Park?, {Survey of Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes in East Dunbartonshire},
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East Dunbartonshire Council, `Luggie Park?, {Survey of Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes in East Dunbartonshire},