The Campsies Visitor Attractions (To view attractions by location click here)

Balfron The position of the original clachan or “kirktoun”, to the north of the village, is marked by the surviving church and picturesque Clachan Oak tree. The main part of the village was built in the late eighteenth century for cotton mill workers, but was comprehensively redeveloped in the middle of the twentieth century.	Pots of Gartness The picturesque pools and falls at Gartness are famed for the opportunities they provide to watch leaping salmon, at certain times of the year, on their way northwards to spawn.  Access to the River Endrick here is available from a minor road between Killearn and Drymen.	Fintry The earliest part of Fintry lies to the east, where originally a scattering of houses lay clustered around the parish church, as a clachan or “kirktoun”. The main village, at the junction of the road northwards to Kippen, was developed in the late eighteenth century as a planned settlement of cotton-mill workers dwellings, some of which still survive.

Culcreuch Castle The oldest part of Culcreuch Castle, near Fintry, is the impressive sixteenth century tower house, built by the Galbraith family. It has a prominent parapet walk and crow-step gabled roof. The castle is now a hotel and restaurant, with adjacent country park and woodland walks open to the public.	Queen’s View & The Whangie A car park on the A809, north of Milngavie, provides access by pathway to the famed Queen’s View that looks northwards to the mountains around Loch Lomond. A mile further on by foot is The Whangie, where the juxtaposition of deep narrow gully and rocky ridge of basalt lavas above provides an awe-inspiring sight.	Kelvin Valley The Kelvin Valley enjoys a strategic position in the geography of Great Britain, lying as it does at the heart of the narrowest neck of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea.  Happily it is also extremely attractive, with good access maintained by the designated Kelvin Valley Path Network.

Glengoyne Distillery Here on the road between Strathblane and Killearn an excellent all-year opportunity to visit a typical malt whisky distillery is provided. A range of priced tours, including tasting tours and specially arranged bespoke tours is available. Group visits are especially welcome.	Mugdock Country Park Mugdock Country Park boasts an ancient protected woodland, moors, lochs, a listed castle, as well as a theatre and cinema.  Couple this with fabulous walking and cycling routes, great food, gifts, a visitor centre and parking, all within easy reach, making it a great place to visit.	Baldernock Parish Church The present Baldernock Church, one of the most picturesque in the area, dates from 1795.  At a corner of the churchyard is a watch-house where local residents protected newly-buried corpses from the attentions of Resurrection men.  The church is sometimes known as “Bunty’s Kirk” because it formed the setting for the famous play Bunty Pulls the Strings.

Fin Glen The Campsies were once notorious for the number of illicit whisky stills secreted in local glens. Government revenue officers were stationed locally to try to keep them under control. Fin Glen, just west of Campsie Glen, was a noted centre, where, it was said “could be detected by the smoke of seven illicit stills working there at the same time”.	Campsie Glen The picturesque Campsie Glen, where basalt dykes can be seen cutting across the cemenstones in the burn, was once the site of the original clachan or “kirktoun” of Campsie Parish.  The remains of the former parish church can be seen from the graveyard, as well as many interesting gravestones.  St Machan is reputed to be buried there.	Lennoxtown This “New Town” of Campsie Parish dates from 1786, when it was built to house workers at Lennoxmill Calico Printing Works. Just east of the village is the Field of Blood, where MacGregor cattle thieves were massacred by local vigilantes. Nearby the famous balloonist Lunardi came down from the skies in 1785.

Jamie Wright’s Well During the Victorian era a local water source was tapped to form this well by Jamie Wright, a keen angler who worked as a colour-mixer at the local Lennoxmill Calico Printing Works. It was made famous by James Slimmon’s commemorative poem, still inscribed upon it. The Crow Road Car Park is nearby.	Colzium House and Estate Colzium Estate, just east of Kilsyth, has many attractive facilities open to the public, including woodland walks, water features and a walled garden. The present house dates only from the 1780s, but previously there had been a castle in the locality for many hundreds of years. Nearby Banton Loch is the site of the Battle of Kilsyth (Royalists v Covenanters) of 1645.	Killearn A large monument to George Buchanan dominates the attractive village of Killearn. Buchanan was tutor to James VI, the king of Scotland who became king of England as well at the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Nearby is a former toll-house, displaying the scale of charges that once were charged for travelling along the local turnpike road.

Flander's Moss The raised peat bog at East Flanders Moss is one of the largest of its kind in Britain. It is famous for its colourful carpet of sphagnum moss. The viewing platform and boardwalk can be accessed by means of a side road from the B822 a few miles north of Kippen. It is one of Scotland’s National Nature Reserves.	North Third Reservoir The neighbouring North Third and Loch Coulter reservoirs offer a selection of dramatic walks along the adjacent rocky crags. Near North Third a group of historic lime kilns, typical of many to be found in the Campsie area at one time, are worth a visit. North Third is also well known for its trout fishery.	Carron Valley Reservoir The Carron Dam was built during the late 1930s and the reservoir created.  Soon afterwards the nearby Carron Valley Forest was established by the Forestry Commission, and nowadays attractive forest and waterside walks, mountain bike trails and fishing are all available here.  To the west of the reservoir is the Loup of Fintry, a spectacular waterfall.

Antonine Wall The turf wall was built by the Romans about AD142, as the most northerly frontier of the Roman Empire.  It became a World Heritage Site in 2008.  Good access is provided from Croy rail station to a stretch of the frontier around Croy & Kilsyth including the fort sites of Croy Hill and Bar Hill with their spectacular views over the Kelvin Valley and Kilsyth Hills.	Forth & Clyde Canal The canal was completed in 1790, and in its heyday, was busy with horse-drawn cargo vessels known as scows and attractive pleasure steamers including the famous Gypsy Queen.  It was closed completely in 1963, but re-opened as part of the Millennium Link in 2001, allowing vessels access from Bowling in the west to Grangemouth and Edinburgh (via the Falkirk Wheel) in the east.	Kilsyth A Burgh of the Barony was established at Kilsyth around 1620, although the present town layout owes much to a package of feus set down by Viscount Kilsyth in 1679.  The townscape retains much of its old-fashioned burgh charm with its conservation area and Burngreen Park; both of which have recently been subject to a programme of restoration.

Huntershill Village A community of over 40 local businesses all in one fantastic location, with plenty of free customer car parking.	Campsie Golf Course Sitting at the foot of the Campsie Fells, this beautifully maintained parkland golf course offers a challenge to even the most experienced golfer. The 18 hole course works its way above the picturesque village of Lennoxtown, and offers stunning views over the surrounding areas.	Lenzie Station Lenzie railway station is a railway station serving Lenzie and Kirkintilloch in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located on the Croy Line, 6¼ miles (10 km) north east of Glasgow Queen Street. Trains on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line pass Lenzie by. The station is served by First ScotRail on behalf of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

Bishopbriggs Station Bishopbriggs railway station is a railway station serving Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, 3¼ miles (6 km) north of Glasgow Queen Street, but is currently only served by SPT services on the Croy Line.	Croy Station Croy railway station serves the towns of Croy and Kilsyth, as well as part of Cumbernauld, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, 11½ miles (18 km) north east of Glasgow Queen Street, it is served by services on the Glasgow-Edinburgh mainline and services between Glasgow Queen Street and Stirling.Train services are provided by First ScotRail.