Blackwood, Cumbernauld

Human settlement in Scotland

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 is the home of Clyde Football Club, and is north of Broadwood Loch.^[3]

Blackwood from the air. Mollins Road is obscured by the cloud at the bottom of the photograph.

References

1. "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.
2. "New council houses open in Blackwood". Cumbernauld News. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
3. "Blackwood". Scottish Places. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 10 February 2018.