Lion Foundry

Lion Foundry is a historic site in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Lion Foundry is situated nearby to the bridge Luggie Aqueduct, as well as near St Mary’s Parish Church, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Luggie Aqueduct and St Mary’s Parish Church, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch.

Luggie Aqueduct

Bridge

Photo: Raymond Okonski, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Luggie Aqueduct carries the Forth & Clyde Canal over the Luggie Water at Kirkintilloch, to the north of Glasgow. It is a Category A listed building. Luggie Aqueduct is situated 370 feet east of Lion Foundry.

St Mary’s Parish Church, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch

Church

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary’s Parish Church, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch is situated 570 feet southwest of Lion Foundry.

St Ninian’s High School

School

St. Ninian's High School is a Roman Catholic co-educational comprehensive secondary school, located in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, on the banks of the Forth and Clyde Canal. St Ninian’s High School is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Lion Foundry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkintilloch and Lenzie.

Kirkintilloch

Photo: StaraBlazkova, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkintilloch is an industrial town in the Clydeside area of central Scotland, with a population in 2022 of 20,000. It's about 8 miles northeast of central Glasgow, on the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Lenzie

Town

Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lenzie is a small affluent town by the Glasgow Railway in the East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Dunbartonshire in Scotland. It is about 6 miles north-east of Glasgow city centre and 1 mile south of Kirkintilloch.

Milton of Campsie

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Milton of Campsie is a village formerly in the county of Stirlingshire, but now in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland roughly 10 miles north of Glasgow. Nestling at the foot of the Campsie Fells, it is neighboured by Kirkintilloch and Lennoxtown. Milton of Campsie is situated 1½ miles north of Lion Foundry.

Lion Foundry

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.93983° or 55° 56′ 23″ north

Longitude

-4.15291° or 4° 9′ 11″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

node 4769741095

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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