Cumbernauld
Place in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.951, -4 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 75 74 |
| Population: | 51,610 |
| Dialling code: | 01236 (Coatbridge) |
Cumbernauld is a post‑war new town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, sitting roughly between Glasgow and Stirling. Designed and expanded from the 1950s to house overspill from the city, it’s known for its distinctive 1960s–70s modernist and Brutalist architecture, a large town centre that has provoked strong views over the years, and plenty of surrounding green space including woods, glens and reservoirs such as Cumbernauld Glen.
Today the town blends light industry, distribution and commuter living with ongoing regeneration and local community activity - shops, community arts and regular events. Historically the area is interesting too: the line of the Antonine Wall and nearby Roman sites such as Castlecary and Bar Hill lie close by, so there’s a surprising mix of modern planning and ancient landscape within easy reach of larger urban centres.
Postcode districts covering Cumbernauld
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 11.5 miles
- Paisley 18 miles
- East Kilbride 15 miles
- Livingston 18.5 miles
- Hamilton 12.6 miles
- Dunfermline 23 miles
- Coatbridge 6.4 miles
- Stirling 12 miles
- Airdrie 5.9 miles
- Falkirk 8.8 miles
- Motherwell 11.1 miles
- Rutherglen 12.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cumbernauld North Ward 0.3 miles
- Cumbernauld South Ward 1 mile
- Dullatur Place 1.3 miles
- Croy Place 1.7 miles
- Cumbernauld East Ward 2.5 miles
- Kilsyth Place 3.1 miles
- Banknock Place 3.1 miles
- Greengairs and Wattston Place 3.3 miles
- Twechar Place 3.4 miles
- Haggs and Longcroft Place 4 miles
- Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn Ward 4 miles
- Moodiesburn Place 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Cumbernauld
G68 0LD, G68 9GF, G67 2HY, G67 1JG, G68 9GT, G67 4BN, G68 0GX, G67 9FA, G68 0EL … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 17.6 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 24.3 miles
- Cumbernauld Station 1 mile
- Greenfaulds Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels in Cumbernauld Ad
- Castlecary Hotel 3
- Coachman Hotel 3
- Glasgow Westerwood Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4
- Black Bull with Rooms lower
- Black Bull with Rooms-Upper
- Premier Inn Glasgow - Cumbernauld 3
Schools in Cumbernauld
- Abronhill Primary School Primary
- Baird Memorial Primary School Primary
- Carbrain Primary School Primary
- Condorrat Primary School Primary
- Craighalbert-Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments Special
- Cumbernauld Academy Secondary
- Cumbernauld Primary School Primary
- Eastfield Primary School Primary
- Glencryan School Special
- Greenfaulds High School Secondary
- Kildrum Primary School Primary
- Our Lady's High School - Cumbernauld Secondary
- Ravenswood Primary School Primary
- Redburn School Special
- St Andrew's Primary School (Cumbernauld) Primary
- St Helen's Primary School Primary
- St Lucy's Primary School Primary
- St Margaret of Scotland Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Primary School (Cumbernauld) Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 1.5 miles
- Kilsyth Hills Mountains 4.7 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 6.1 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 6.3 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 6.4 miles
- Ochilview Park Stadium 8.9 miles
- Callendar Wood Forest 9.3 miles
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 10.2 miles
- Touch House Estate 10.3 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 10.6 miles
- Lower Polmaise Estate 11.3 miles
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 11.3 miles