75-653: The Kilsyth Curling Club , in Kilsyth , Scotland, claims to be the oldest curling club in the world, being established in 1716. Curling was being played in Kilsyth from at least the 16th century, and in 1716 the Kilsyth Curling Club was established, making it the oldest in the world. This claim is disputed in other sources, which give either the Kinross Curling Club, established in 1668, or
150-481: A cavalry raid into the English Midlands. The raid was the first active operation carried out by the newly formed New Model Army . In April Montrose was surprised by General William Baillie after a raid on Dundee, but eluded capture by having his troops double back on the coast road and fleeing inland in a corkscrew retreat. Another Covenanter army under John Urry was hastily assembled and sent against
225-747: A curling club from Muthill , established in 1739, the honour. The club still exists and also has a women's division. It plays in provincial competitions in the Stirlingshire province, organised by the Royal Caledonian Curling Club . Kilsyth Kilsyth ( / k ɪ l ˈ s aɪ θ / ; Scottish Gaelic : Cill Saidhe ) is a town and civil parish in North Lanarkshire , roughly halfway between Glasgow and Stirling in Scotland . The estimated population
300-607: A huge boat lift that connects the Union and Forth & Clyde Canal networks, and the Antonine Wall – marking the northern edge of the Roman Empire . Kilsyth is about 30 minutes from Glasgow , 15 minutes from Falkirk , 30 minutes from Stirling and 45 minutes from Edinburgh by car, bus (new express link in 2011) or train from nearby Croy station . Kilsyth held an international carnival in mid-August – in 2007 this
375-657: A narrow strip of land between the Kilsyth Hills to the north and the River Kelvin to the south. To the east and west it is bordered by marshland and bogs . The centre of the town is close to the confluence of the Garrell and Ebroch burns . From earliest recorded times Kilsyth was one of the main routes between Glasgow , Falkirk and Edinburgh , and is very close to the Roman Antonine Wall ,
450-522: A peace was hastily negotiated. Charles was executed by the Rump Parliament in 1649, and Hamilton, who had been captured after Preston, was executed soon after. This left the extreme Covenanters, still led by Argyll, as the main force in the Kingdom. In June 1649, Montrose was restored by the exiled Charles II to the now nominal lieutenancy of Scotland. Charles also opened negotiations with
525-786: A political and religious settlement to the wars, failing to get Presbyterianism established as the official religion in the Three Kingdoms and fearing that the Parliamentarians would threaten Scottish independence. Many Covenanters feared that under Parliament, "our poor country should be made a province of England." A faction of the Covenanters known as the Engagers , led by the Duke of Hamilton , therefore sent an army to England to try to restore Charles I in 1648. However, it
600-474: A public swimming pool, open seven days a week, a public library, a small cottage hospital and health centre, and a range of recreational facilities such as tennis courts and bowling clubs. A feature of Burngreen Park is a children's road safety attraction with a model road layout and bikes, etc. for hire. It is also an accredited Walkers are Welcome town. Nearby attractions include the Falkirk Wheel ,
675-739: A quota of soldiers. A new round of conscription was undertaken, both in the Highlands and the Lowlands, to form a truly national army named the Army of the Kingdom, that was put under the command of Charles II himself. Although this was the largest force put into the field by the Scots during the Wars, it was badly trained and its morale was low as many of its constituent Royalist and Covenanter parts had until recently been fighting each other. In July 1651, under
750-705: A ready-made Royalist army. The Irish Confederates , who were loosely aligned with the Royalists, agreed in that year to send an expedition to Scotland. From their point of view, this would tie up Scottish Covenanter troops who would otherwise be used in Ireland or England. The Irish sent 1500 men to Scotland under the command of Alasdair MacColla MacDonald, a MacDonald clansman from the Western Isles of Scotland. They included Manus O'Cahan (an Irish cousin to MacColla) and his 500-man regiment. Shortly after landing,
825-664: A role; when the Presbyterian Campbell , led by their chief, Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll , sided with the Covenanters, their rivals automatically took the opposing side. It should be said some of these factors overlap that spanned the Irish Sea: for instance, the MacDonalds were Catholics, were sworn enemies of the Campbells, and had a strong Gaelic identity. Historian David Stevenson writes: "It
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#1732781016787900-680: A united Parliament in London, with General Monck appointed as the military governor of Scotland. His troops continued to garrison Scotland for the rest of the Interregnum . Sporadic Royalist rebellions continued throughout the Commonwealth period in Scotland, particularly in the western Highlands, where Alasdair MacColla had raised his forces in the 1640s. The northwest Highlands was the scene of another pro-Royalist uprising in 1653–55, which
975-491: Is 10,380. The town is famous for the Battle of Kilsyth and the religious revivals of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The town now has links with Cumbernauld at one time being part of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council. The towns also have the same members of parliament at Holyrood and Westminster. Historically part of Stirlingshire , Kilsyth is at an elevation of 200 feet (60 metres) above sea level and occupies
1050-473: Is a moot point whether one should call the MacDonnells of Antrim Scots or Irish... To the MacDonnells themselves the question was largely irrelevant, they had more in common with native Irish and Scots Highlanders, with whom they shared a common Gaelic language and culture than with those who ruled them". Montrose had already tried and failed to lead a Royalist uprising by 1644 when he was presented with
1125-415: Is also an SNP MP. Kilsyth Community Council , as the locally elected representative body, is an active community group but enjoys very limited powers. Since 1995 Kilsyth has been part of North Lanarkshire . The arms of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council featured an open Bible and the shuttle and miner's lamp. These symbols were taken from the earlier arms of Kilsyth. However the open Bible and
1200-479: Is also the Golden Gloves Boxing Club and many other groups and organisations. Kilsyth has three primary schools: Kilsyth Primary and Balmalloch Primary, and St Patrick's Primary School ( Roman Catholic ). Children from each school can progress to Kilsyth Academy while children from St Patrick's Primary generally advance to St. Maurice's High School located in nearby Cumbernauld . Kilsyth Academy
1275-484: Is now under Banton Loch which is a largely artificial body of water used to feed the Forth and Clyde Canal, close to its highest elevation. The canal was cut through Dullatur Bog in 1769–1770 bringing economic benefit to Kilsyth. (It apparently disturbed many small toads which relocated by hopping northwards). Historically the parish was known as Moniabrugh, or one of its variants, with its name changing sometime in
1350-522: Is situated on Corrie Road and hosts a range of functions throughout the year. Kilsyth is twinned with Meulan in France. Kilsyth artworks include several pieces by William Piper, including one about Kilsyth and Meulan. Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms [REDACTED] Covenanters First English Civil War Second English Civil War Anglo-Scottish war (1650–1652) Glencairn's rising Between 1639 and 1652, Scotland
1425-778: The Confederates . Those who had fought for Montrose, particularly the Irish, were massacred by the Covenanters whenever they were captured, in reprisal for the atrocities the Royalists had committed in Argyll. Ironically, no sooner had the Covenanters defeated the Royalists at home than they were negotiating with Charles I against the English Parliament. The Covenanters could not get their erstwhile allies to agree on
1500-416: The Covenanters , who had controlled Scotland since 1639 and who were allied with English Parliamentarians . The Scottish Royalists, aided by Irish troops, had a rapid series of victories in 1644–45, but were eventually defeated by the Covenanters. The Covenanters then found themselves at odds with the English Parliament, so they crowned Charles II at Scone and thus stated their intention to place him on
1575-834: The Don , forcing them to fight with the river at their back and on uneven ground. The Royalists triumphed and advanced into the lowlands. Bailie went in pursuit and Montrose waited for him at Kilsyth . During the ensuing battle the Royalists were inadvertently aided by Argyll and other members of the "Committee of Estates," who ordered Bailie to make a flank march across the front of the Royalist army, which pounced on them and triumphed. After Kilsyth (15 August), Montrose seemed to have won control of all Scotland: In late 1645, such prominent towns as Dundee and Glasgow fell to his forces. The Covenanting government had temporarily collapsed, paying for its over-confidence in defeating Royalist resistance. As
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#17327810167871650-584: The Forth and Clyde Canal and the main Glasgow to Edinburgh railway line, with the nearest railway station at Croy . Formerly two separate stations existed in the town on separate, although linked, railway lines. One, the Kelvin Valley Railway went to Glasgow-Maryhill while the other, the Kilsyth and Bonnybridge railway , went via Banknock to Falkirk. The town occupies a sheltered position in
1725-594: The Irish Rebellion of 1641 , which quickly degenerated into massacres of Protestant settlers in Ireland. The Covenanters responded in April 1642 by sending an army to Ulster led by Robert Monro , which engaged in equally bloody reprisals against Catholics. Although both Charles and Parliament supported raising troops to suppress the rebellion in Ireland, neither side trusted the other with their control. A struggle for control of military resources ultimately led to
1800-699: The Kelvin Valley , and is bisected by the A803 between Kirkintilloch and Falkirk . The old drovers' road from Stirling , (the Tak Ma Doon Road), and the route south to Cumbernauld via Auchinstarry Bridge , intersect the A803 at Kilsyth. There is archaeological evidence of settlement since Neolithic times The Romans recognised the strategic significance of Kilsyth; the Antonine Wall forts of Bar Hill and Croy Hill are clearly visible from
1875-688: The Third . Where Covenanters and Scottish Royalists disagreed was the nature and extent of Royal authority versus that of the people, including through the popularly governed Presbyterian church; the relative narrowness of this distinction meant Montrose was not unusual in fighting on both sides. Royalism was most prominent in the Scottish Highlands and Aberdeenshire , due to a mix of religious, cultural and political reasons; Montrose switched sides because he distrusted Argyll's ambition, fearing he would eventually dominate Scotland and possibly depose
1950-456: The 1638 Covenant and the 1643 Solemn League immediately after coming ashore. The threat posed by King Charles II with his new Covenanter allies was considered to be the greatest facing the new English Republic, and Oliver Cromwell left some of his subordinates in Ireland to continue their conquest of the island and returned to England in May. He arrived in Scotland on 22 July 1650, advancing along
2025-532: The 18th century. The town economy has shifted over the past three centuries from dairy farming , handloom weaving , tambouring and extractive industries to light engineering , transport and service industries . Many of the townsfolk of working age now commute to work in larger towns or Glasgow . Following its foundation as an early monastic settlement, the town has a long tradition of radical protestantism . John Livingstone described himself as being from Monyabrock, an old name for Kilsyth. The town
2100-540: The Autumn of 1644, the Royalists marched across the Highlands to Perth , where they smashed a Covenanter force at the Battle of Tippermuir on 1 September. Shortly afterwards, another Covenanter militia met a similar fate outside Aberdeen on 13 September. Unwisely, Montrose let his men pillage Perth and Aberdeen after taking them, leading to hostility to his forces in an area where Royalist sympathies had been strong. Following these victories, MacColla insisted on pursuing
2175-620: The Boathouse and the Scarecrow pub, and a fair choice of local restaurants - European, Indian, Chinese, and fish & chips. The nearby villages of Croy , Banton , Queenzieburn , and Twechar are within easy walking distance from Kilsyth. Townhead reservoir, known locally as Banton Loch, is the site of the Battle of Kilsyth and is the main reservoir for the Forth and Clyde Canal. A thriving marina has been developed at Auchinstarry close to
2250-717: The Callendar and Livingston families as their fortunes waxed and waned, eventually becoming the property of the Edmonstones. Kilsyth was established as a Burgh of Barony in 1620. A Town Charter was granted in 1826, permitting the holders of plots to elect a Town Council. It used to be part of Stirlingshire, but is now within North Lanarkshire jurisdiction. In 2012, the multi-member ward was represented by three elected councillors; Jean Jones (Labour), Heather McVey (Labour) and Alan Stevenson (SNP). Jamie Hepburn MSP
2325-608: The Covenanters firmly in control of Scotland but also destabilised Ireland and England . Widespread opposition to Crown policies meant the Parliament of England refused to fund war against the Scots, leading Charles to consider raising an army of Irish Catholics in return for abolishing the penal laws against them. This prospect alarmed his enemies in both England and Scotland; when the Covenanters threatened to provide military support for their co-religionists in Ulster , it sparked
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2400-472: The Covenanters, now dominated by Argyll's radical Presbyterian Kirk Party . Because Montrose had very little support in the lowlands, Charles was willing to disavow his most consistent supporter to become a king on terms dictated by the Covenanters. In March 1650 Montrose landed in Orkney to take the command of a small force, composed mainly of continental mercenaries, which he had sent on before him. Crossing to
2475-455: The Irish linked up with Montrose at Blair Atholl and proceeded to raise forces from the MacDonalds and other anti-Campbell Highland clans. The new Royalist army led by Montrose and MacColla was in some respects very formidable. Its Irish and Highland troops were extremely mobile, marching quickly over long distances – even over the rugged Highland terrain – and were capable of enduring very harsh conditions and poor rations. They did not fight in
2550-596: The King. Furthermore, the Gàidhealtachd was a distinct cultural, political and economic region of Scotland. It was Gaelic in language and customs and at this time was largely outside of the control of the Scottish government. Some Highland clans preferred the more distant authority of King Charles to the powerful and well-organised Lowlands based government of the Covenanters. Clan politics and feuds also played
2625-574: The MacDonald's war against the Campbells in Argyll in western Scotland. In December 1644, the Royalists rampaged through the Campbells' country. During the clan warfare Inveraray was torched and all armed men were put to the sword; approximately 900 Campbells were killed. In response to the attack on his clansmen, Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll assembled the Campbell clansmen to repel
2700-439: The Royalist army also had major problems: the clans from the west of Scotland could not be persuaded to fight for long away from their homes – seeing their principal enemy as the Campbells rather than the Covenanters, which resulted in fluctuating membership – and the Royalists also lacked cavalry , leaving them vulnerable in open country. Montrose overcame some of these disadvantages through his leadership and by taking advantage of
2775-417: The Royalists. At Auldearn , near Nairn , Montrose placed Macdonald and most of the infantry in view of the enemy and concealed the cavalry and remaining infantry. Despite Macdonald attacking prematurely, the ruse worked, and Urry was defeated on 9 May. Another cat-and-mouse game between Bailie and Montrose led to the Battle of Alford on 2 July. Montrose confronted the Covenanters after the latter had forded
2850-480: The army, they came in far fewer numbers than Charles and his Scottish supporters had hoped. Cromwell finally engaged the new king at Worcester on 3 September 1651, and beat him – in the process all but wiping out his army, killing 3,000 and taking 10,000 prisoners. Many of the Scottish prisoners taken by Cromwell were sold into indentured labour in the West Indies, Virginia and Berwick, Maine . This defeat marked
2925-414: The campaign in Scotland. Meanwhile, Monck took Stirling on 14 August and Dundee on 1 September, reportedly killing up to 2,000 of its 12,000 population and destroying every ship in the city's harbour, 60 in total. The Scottish Army of the Kingdom marched towards the west of England because it was in that area that English Royalist sympathies were strongest. However, although some English Royalists joined
3000-618: The climbing wall and lakes at the old quarry. Kilsyth Lennox Golf Club was founded in 1899. The original nine-hole course was the Balmalloch area of the town, but moved in 1905 to the present position North East of the town. Between 1997 and 2002, the majority of the greens and tees were redesigned by Rocky Roquemore , the American Golf Course architect. The club hosts a Festival of Golf in the first week in July. Kilsyth has
3075-509: The command of General John Lambert, part of Cromwell's force crossed the Firth of Forth into Fife and defeated the Scots at the Battle of Inverkeithing . The New Model Army advanced towards the royal base at Perth . In danger of being outflanked, Charles ordered his army south into England in a desperate last-ditch attempt to evade Cromwell and spark a Royalist uprising there. Cromwell followed Charles into England leaving George Monck to finish
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3150-513: The country. If we also take into account the thousands of Scottish troops who died in the civil wars in England and Ireland (another 20,000 soldiers at least), the Wars of the Three Kingdoms certainly represent one of the bloodiest episodes in Scottish history. Labels applied to the various Scottish factions differ among sources. This timeline labels factions as follows. Bold cell entries indicate
3225-601: The death of Oliver Cromwell in 1658, the factions and divisions which had struggled for supremacy during the early years of the interregnum reemerged. Monck, who had served Cromwell and the English Parliament throughout the civil wars, judged that his best interests and those of his country lay in the Restoration of Charles II. In 1660, he marched his troops south from Scotland to ensure the monarchy's reinstatement. Scotland's Parliament and legislative autonomy were restored under The Restoration though many issues that had led to
3300-767: The disunited nature of their forces. The First English Civil War had ended in May 1646, when Charles I surrendered to the Scottish Covenanter army in England. After failing to persuade the King to take the Covenant, the Scots finally handed him over to the commissioners of the English Parliament (the " Long Parliament ") in early 1647. At the same time they received part payment for the service of their army in England, which then returned north. In 1646, Montrose left for Norway , while MacColla returned to Ireland with his remaining Irish and Highland troops to re-join
3375-411: The east coast towards Edinburgh. By the end of August, his army was reduced by disease and running out of supplies, so he was forced to order a retreat towards his base at the port of Dunbar. A Scottish Covenanter army under the command of David Leslie had been shadowing his progress. Seeing some of Cromwell's sick troops being taken on board the waiting ships, Leslie made ready to attack what he believed
3450-572: The end of the year his army had occupied much of southern Scotland. This military disaster discredited the radical Covenanters known as the Kirk Party and caused the Covenanters and Scottish Royalists to bury their differences (at least temporarily) to try to repel Cromwell's invasion of Scotland. The Scottish Parliament passed the Act of Levy in December 1650, requiring every burgh and shire to raise
3525-416: The first Pentecostal Church in Scotland in 1902 led to further outbreaks of revival in 1908 and to Kilsyth becoming an early focus of Pentecostalism . Kilsyth was originally part of the deanery of Lennox. The parish was called variously Monyabroch, Monaeburgh, or Moniabrocd, but part of the parish was called Kelvesyth by the beginnings of the 13th century. The lands passed through the hands of branches of
3600-548: The forbidding Highland mountains. Keeping his enemies guessing where he would strike next, Montrose would sally out to attack lowland garrisons and withdraw to the Highlands when threatened by the more numerous enemy. In the safety of the mountains, he could fight on terrain familiar to his army, or lead the Covenanters on wild goose chases. From 1644 to 1645 Montrose led the Royalists to six famous victories, defeating covenanting armies larger than his own of roughly 2000 men (except at Kilsyth, where he led approximately 5,000). In
3675-480: The history of British arms" by John Buchan and C. V. Wedgwood . The victory at Inverlochy gave the Royalists control over the western Highlands and attracted other clans and noblemen to their cause. The most important of these were the Gordons , who provided the Royalists with cavalry for the first time. Inverlochy was an important strategic victory for the Royalists, because the Scottish Covenanter army in England
3750-464: The invaders. Montrose, finding himself trapped in the Great Glen between Argyll and Covenanters advancing from Inverness , decided on a flanking march through the wintry mountains of Lochaber and surprised Argyll at the battle of Inverlochy (2 February 1645). The Covenanters and Campbells were crushed, with losses of 1,500. Montrose's famous march was acclaimed as "one of the great exploits in
3825-529: The mainland, Montrose tried in vain to raise the clans, and on 27 April he was surprised and routed at the Battle of Carbisdale in Ross-shire. After wandering for some time he was surrendered by Neil Macleod of Assynt , to whose protection, in ignorance of Macleod's political enmity, he had entrusted himself. He was brought a prisoner to Edinburgh , and on 20 May sentenced to death by the Parliament. He
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#17327810167873900-441: The massed pike and musket formations that dominated continental Europe at the time, but fired their muskets in loose order before closing with swords and half-pikes. This tactic was effective in such a wilderness and swept away the poorly trained Covenanter militias that were sent against them. These locally raised levies frequently ran away when faced with a terrifying Highland charge , and were slaughtered as they ran. However,
3975-523: The miner's lamp were the only symbols which were carried on to the North Lanarkshire coat of arms. Kilsyth has many of the elements associated with a Scottish market town, including a pedestrianised Main Street with a wide range of local and specialist independent shops, attractive parks and gardens at Burngreen and Colzium complete with bandstands, welcoming hostelries such as the Coachman Hotel,
4050-422: The name of the town, modern research into Kilsyth's toponymy leads to different findings than earlier analysis. The civil war Battle of Kilsyth took place on hillsides between Kilsyth and Banton in 1645. Kilsyth was later closely associated with the various attempts by the Jacobites to regain the crown. Bonnie Prince Charlie is reported to have spent the night in the town in January 1746. The battlefield
4125-418: The outbreak of the First English Civil War in August 1642. The Scottish Reformation established a kirk that was Presbyterian in structure and Calvinist in doctrine. By 1640, less than 2% of Scots were Catholics, concentrated in places like South Uist , controlled by Clanranald , but despite its minority status, fear of popery remained widespread. Since Calvinists believed a 'well-ordered' monarchy
4200-427: The political contest with Charles was the Covenanter belief they were preserving an established and divinely ordained form of religion which he was seeking to alter. The Covenant also expressed wider dissatisfaction with the sidelining of Scotland since the Stuart kings became monarchs of England in 1603, while the Kirk was viewed as a symbol of Scottish independence. Victory in the 1639 and 1640 Bishops Wars left
4275-434: The present-day town. In the Middle Ages , Kilsyth held a key strategic position on one of the main routes across the narrowest part of Scotland. It was the site of two, now ruined, castles at Balcastle and Colzium . These were shown in Timothy Pont 's map of 1580 and can also been seen on Blaeu 's map which was derived from it. The town officially came into being in 1620 although a barony of Kilsyth preceded this. Regarding
4350-406: The real end of the Scottish war effort. Charles escaped to the European continent and with his flight, the Covenanters' hopes for resisting Cromwell's invasion were dashed. Between 1651 and 1654, a Royalist rising took place in Scotland. Dunnottar Castle was the last stronghold to fall to Parliamentarian troops in May 1652. Under the terms of the Tender of Union , the Scots were given 30 seats in
4425-439: The royally commissioned lieutenant-governor and captain-general of Scotland, Montrose used his powers to summon parliament to meet in Glasgow, but the limitations of his triumph soon became clear. King Charles was in no position to join the Royalists in Scotland, and though Montrose wanted to further Royalist objectives by raising troops in the southeast of Scotland and marching on England, MacColla showed that his priorities lay with
4500-459: The thrones of England and Ireland as well. In 1650, Scotland was invaded and occupied by the New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell . The war originated in Scottish opposition to religious reforms imposed on the Church of Scotland ( the Kirk ) by Charles I . This culminated in February 1638 when representatives from all sections of Scottish society agreed a National Covenant , pledging resistance to liturgical 'innovations.' An important factor in
4575-457: The traditional crowning of the Civic Queen. The festival features a variety of cultural and sports activities usually featuring members of clubs/groups from the town. A Christmas Festival is held annually, supported by the Rotary Club of Kilsyth. The town is well represented on the football front, being the home of Kilsyth Rangers F.C. who are the local junior team, and there are two amateur teams - Kilsyth United AFC & Kilsyth Amateurs. There
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#17327810167874650-524: The war of the MacDonalds against the Campbells and occupied Argyll. The Gordons also returned home, to defend their own lands in the northeast. During his campaign, Montrose had been unable to attract many lowland royalists to his cause. Even after Kilsyth few joined him, having been alienated by his use of Irish Catholic troops, who were "regarded as barbarians as well as enemies of true religion." Additionally, his covenanting past "left lingering mistrust among royalists." Montrose, his forces having split up,
4725-418: The wars; religion, Scotland's form of government and the status of the Highlands, remained unresolved. After the Glorious Revolution of 1688, many more Scots would die over the same disputes in Jacobite rebellions . It is estimated that roughly 28,000 men were killed in combat in Scotland itself during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. More soldiers usually died of disease than in action at this time (the ratio
4800-514: Was hanged on the 21st, with Wishart 's laudatory biography of him put round his neck. To the last, he protested that he was a real Covenanter and a loyal subject. Despite their conflict with the Scottish Royalists, the Covenanters then committed themselves to the cause of Charles II, signing the Treaty of Breda (1650) with him in the hope of securing an independent Presbyterian Scotland free of Parliamentarian interference. Charles landed in Scotland at Garmouth in Moray on 23 June 1650 and signed
4875-496: Was a weakened remnant (though some historians report that he was ordered to fight against his better judgment by the Covenanter General Assembly). Cromwell seized the opportunity, and the New Model Army inflicted a crushing defeat on the Scots at the subsequent Battle of Dunbar on 3 September. Leslie's army, which had strong ideological ties to the radical Kirk Party , was destroyed, losing over 14,000 men killed, wounded and taken prisoner. Cromwell's army then took Edinburgh and by
4950-420: Was elected as Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency) member of the Scottish Parliament on 5 May 2011 with a majority of 3459. Since May 2015, Stuart MacDonald has been Westminster MP for the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (UK Parliament constituency). He is a member of the Scottish National Party . As he said in his maiden speech he has sometimes been mistaken for his namesake who
5025-464: Was held on Sunday August 12 and headlined the Peatbog Faeries and David Sneddon . It is held in the grounds of the wooded Colzium estate nearby. Following a two-year break, the carnival was relaunched in mid-August 2010 as a multi-day music, comedy and dance festival under the banner of the BIG KIC headlining Salsa Celtica , Dougie MacLean and Fred MacAulay . However this event is no longer held Civic Week festivities are held in June each year, with
5100-472: Was involved in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms , a series of conflicts which included the Bishops' Wars , the Irish Rebellion of 1641 , the English Civil War , the Irish Confederate Wars and finally the conquest of Ireland and the subjugation of Scotland by the English New Model Army . Within Scotland, from 1644 to 1645 a Scottish civil war was fought between Scottish Royalists —supporters of Charles I under James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose —and
5175-410: Was often 3–1), so it is reasonable to speculate that the true military death toll is higher than this figure. In addition, it is estimated that around 15,000 civilians died as a direct result of the war – either through massacres or by disease. More indirectly, another 30,000 people died of the plague in Scotland between 1645 and 1649, a disease that was partly spread by the movement of armies throughout
5250-479: Was only put down with the deployment of 6,000 New Model Army troops there. Monck garrisoned forts all over the Highlands – for example at Inverness , and finally put an end to Royalist resistance when he began deporting prisoners to the West Indies as indentured labourers . However, lawlessness remained a problem, with bandits known as mosstroopers , very often former Royalist or Covenanter soldiers, attacking both Parliamentarian troops and Scottish civilians. After
5325-406: Was ordered to send a proportion of their force north to help bolster the Covenanter forces in Scotland. This significantly weakened the Scottish army in England and it was only the lack of Royalist infantry and artillery in the north of England that prevented Prince Rupert from attacking them. In April 1645, to hinder the northwards movement of English Royalist field artillery, Oliver Cromwell led
5400-511: Was part of God's plan, the Covenanters committed to "defend the king's person and authority with our goods, bodies, and lives" and the idea of government without a king was inconceivable. This meant that unlike England, throughout the war all Scots agreed the institution of monarchy itself was divinely ordered and hence why the Covenanters supported the restoration of Charles I in the Second English Civil War , then his son in
5475-591: Was routed by Oliver Cromwell 's New Model Army at the battle of Preston and annihilated at the battle of Winwick . This intervention on behalf of the King caused a brief civil war within the Covenanting movement. The most hardline Presbyterians under the Earl of Argyll rebelled against the main Scottish army under David Leslie . The two factions came to blows at the Battle of Stirling in September 1648, before
5550-495: Was surprised and defeated by the Covenanters, led by David Leslie , at the Battle of Philiphaugh . Approximately 100 Irish prisoners, having surrendered upon promise of quarter, were executed, and 300 of the Royalist army's camp followers – mostly women and children – were killed in cold blood. MacColla retreated to Kintyre , where he held out until the following year. In September 1646 Montrose fled to Norway. The Royalist victories in Scotland had evaporated almost overnight owing to
5625-541: Was the scene of major revivals for example under the leadership of James Robe in 1742. William Hamilton Burns a minister in Kilsyth, and his son William Chalmers Burns a missionary to China also saw revival in 1839, part of the Second Great Awakening . William Irvine (evangelist and founder of the Two by Twos and Cooneyites sects) was born in Kilsyth in 1863. The formation of the new Church of God,
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