Kirkintilloch in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Kirkintilloch, town and par., in detached part of Dumbartonshire--par., 7146 ac., pop. 10,591; town, on Luggie Water, adjacent to its confluence with the Kelvin, and on the Forth and Clyde Canal, 8 m. NE. of Glasgow and 400 m. NW. of London by rail, pop. 8029; P.O., T.O. 2 Banks; part of the Lenzie portion of the town is in Cadder par., Lanarkshire. Kirkintilloch sprang from a fort on Antoninus' Wall, now represented by a flat oblong mound, at the W. end of the town, called the Peel. Numerous Roman remains have been found, including a legionary stone, preserved in the Hunterian Museum of Glasgow University. Kirkintilloch was made a burgh of barony in 1170; it became a burgh under the Police Act in 1871. Among its industrial establishments are chemical works, iron foundries, steam saw-mills, and a power-loom factory. The weaving of lappet muslin is carried on to a small extent, and coal mining is being rapidly developed in the district.