Blackwood, Cumbernauld
Human settlement in Scotland
- North Lanarkshire
- Lanarkshire
- Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
- Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
- Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Blackwood is an area in Cumbernauld, a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Construction began during the 1990s. It is located north of Westfield Road, Cumbernauld, towards Kirkintilloch.
In a survey in 2000, it was the largest new settlement in Scotland that had not been recognised as a locality in 1991. At the time of the survey, it had a population of 1,470.[1] Since then new housing has been built.[2]
Blackwood is near to Broadwood Stadium, which opened in 1994 and was the home of Clyde Football Club, and is north of Broadwood Loch.[3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Cumbernauld_from_the_air_%28geograph_5308142%29.jpg)
References
- ^ "Scottish Settlements Urban and Rural Areas in Scotland". General Register Office for Scotland. 2001. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "New council houses open in Blackwood". Cumbernauld News. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Blackwood". Scottish Places. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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