Muirhead
Muirhead is a small town approximately 7 miles north-east of Glasgow city centre. Nearby villages and towns include Chryston, Garnkirk, Gartcosh, Moodiesburn, Lenzie and Stepps.Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 1,390 residents
- Description: town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Muirhead, North Lanarkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chryston High School and Bedlay Castle.
Chryston High School
School
Chryston High School is a six-year non-denominational secondary school situated in Chryston, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The school plays an important role in the community with the students assisting with local authorities.
Bedlay Castle
Castle
Bedlay Castle is a former defensive castle, dating from the late 16th and 17th centuries. It is located between Chryston and Moodiesburn in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Stepps railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stepps railway station serves the town of Stepps, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The railway station is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 5¼ miles north east of Glasgow Queen Street and is managed by ScotRail. Stepps railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Muirhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chryston and Moodiesburn.
Chryston
Village
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chryston is a village in North Lanarkshire, around 7 miles east of Glasgow, in Scotland. It lies north of its sister village, Muirhead, which is on the A80.
Moodiesburn
Town
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moodiesburn is a village in Scotland, located 8 miles northeast of Glasgow, in the North Lanarkshire council area. It is situated on the north side of the A80 road and between the M73 and M80 motorways which converge nearby.
Gartcosh
Town
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gartcosh is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village lies about 8 miles east of Glasgow, and about 1 mile northwest of the town of Coatbridge.
Muirhead
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.90098° or 55° 54′ 4″ northLongitude
-4.10564° or 4° 6′ 20″ westPopulation
1,390Elevation
315 feet (96 metres)Open location code
9C7QWV2V+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 95099186OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6619988Wikidata ID
Q6933241
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Muirhead” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Muirhead”
- Basque: “Muirhead”
- Chinese: “穆爾黑德”
- Dutch: “Muirhead”
- French: “Muirhead”
- Irish: “Ceann a‘ Mhonaidh”
- Irish: “Ceann a’ Mhonaidh”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Muirhead”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ceann a‘ Mhonaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Muirhead”
- Spanish: “Muirhead (North Lanarkshire)”
- Spanish: “Muirhead”
- Ukrainian: “М’юїргед”
- Welsh: “Muirhead, Gogledd Swydd Lanark”
- Welsh: “Muirhead”
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