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Carndouk

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Carndouk
Carndouk is located in Glesga Ceety Cooncil area
Carndouk
Carndouk
Location within Glesga
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Glesga
55°48′31″N 4°19′24″W / 55.808590°N 4.323209°W / 55.808590; -4.323209Coordinates: 55°48′31″N 4°19′24″W / 55.808590°N 4.323209°W / 55.808590; -4.323209

Carndouk (Inglis: Carnwadric) is an airt o Glesga, Scotland.

In 1912, the burgh o Powkshaws wis annext bi the ceitie o Glesga, Carndouk wis ane o the ferms awnt bi Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, 10t baronet o Nether Powk. In the 1927, Councillor Jeams MacDougall for Powkshaws, succeedit in gettin the Glesga Corporation Housin Comatee tae appruive a housin schame on the ferm launds. The schame wis appent in 1932 bi Councillor Jeams MacDougall.

Atwein 1932 an 1939, The schame wis sert bi a temporar widden schuil biggit at the Boydstone Road end o Crebar Street, whit wis replaced bi a permanent brick biggin, whit wis the maist modren schuil o the time. The widden public schuil sert as an air raid precaution durin the Seicont Warld War. It wis cawed doun tae mak wey for Catholic schuil an warkshops efter the war.

Carndouk wis hame tae an industrial estate cried the “Argus Estate”, whit wis cawed doun in the 1990s tae mak wey for a new housin schame cried “Regents Park”.

On September 19th 1952, Carndouk’s first an ainly kirk appent.