Cadder

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District of Bishopbriggs, Scotland

title: "Cadder" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["forts-of-the-antonine-wall", "suburbs-in-east-dunbartonshire", "parishes-in-lanarkshire", "bishopbriggs"] description: "District of Bishopbriggs, Scotland" topic_path: "general/forts-of-the-antonine-wall" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadder" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary District of Bishopbriggs, Scotland ::

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FieldValue
countryScotland
static_image_nameCadder parish church in 2005.jpg
static_image_width265
static_image_captionCadder parish church erected in 1830
coordinates
official_nameCadder
gaelic_nameCoile Dobhair
unitary_scotlandEast Dunbartonshire
constituency_westminsterEast Dunbartonshire
constituency_scottish_parliamentStrathkelvin and Bearsden
post_townGLASGOW
postcode_districtG64
postcode_areaG
dial_code0141
os_grid_referenceNS6172
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| country = Scotland | static_image_name = Cadder parish church in 2005.jpg | static_image_width = 265 | static_image_caption = Cadder parish church erected in 1830 | coordinates = | official_name = Cadder | gaelic_name = Coile Dobhair | population = | unitary_scotland = East Dunbartonshire | constituency_westminster = East Dunbartonshire | constituency_scottish_parliament = Strathkelvin and Bearsden | post_town = GLASGOW | postcode_district = G64 | postcode_area = G | dial_code = 0141 | os_grid_reference = NS6172

Cadder (Scottish Gaelic: Coille Dobhair) is a district of the town of Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located 7 km north of Glasgow city centre, 0.5 km south of the River Kelvin, and approximately 1.5 km north-east of Bishopbriggs town centre, sited on the route of the Forth and Clyde Canal. There is a Glasgow council housing scheme of a similar name, generally pronounced Cawder, in the district of Lambhill some 3 mi to the south-west along the Canal, which was built in the early 1950s. Similarly, within Cadder, there is Cawder Golf Club, which also uses that original pronunciation.

History

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In antiquity, Cadder was the site of a Roman fort on the route of the Antonine Wall.{{cite web |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/45239/antonine-wall-wilderness-plantation-easter-cawder-cadder|title=Antonine Wall: Wilderness Plantation - Easter Cawder - Cadder |access-date=2017-11-18 |work=CANMORE |publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland}} Its neighbouring forts are Balmuildy to the west and Kirkintilloch to the east although there are intermediate fortlets at Wilderness Plantation to the west and Glasgow Bridge to the east. The Second Legion may have been responsible for building the fort. John Clarke of the Glasgow Archaeological Society excavated the remains in the 1930s. Sir George Macdonald also wrote about the excavation of the site. The site was destroyed by sand quarrying in the 1940s. A sketch of the medieval motte made by Skinner still survives. One find at Cadder was an oil lamp which is associated with the bath house of the fort. Before the Reformation the lands of Cadder and the kirk belonged to the Bishops of Glasgow. In the 18th century James Dunlop of Garnkirk being a wealthy landowner opposed Thomas Muir and the congregation at Cadder over who appointed their minister. Cadder Parish Church was described in the 19th century as a neat modern Gothic church. Cadder House was a property held by the Stirling family for generations.

Cadder Today

Cadder has a large cemetery, is also the site of Strathkelvin Retail Park and Low Moss (HM Prison).

Gallery

File:Cadder, Parish Church, watchhouse and iron mortsafe - geograph.org.uk - 1343317.jpg|watchhouse and iron mortsafe at Cadder Parish Church File:Cadder Stables - geograph.org.uk - 842907.jpg|Cadder stables File:Strathkelvin Retail Park - geograph.org.uk - 740353.jpg|Strathkelvin retail park File:Cadder Road - geograph.org.uk - 342211.jpg|Cadder Road sign ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Antonine.Wall.Roman.forts.jpg" caption="Carriden" alt="map of Antonine wall with forts"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Cadder_Kirk_from_the_Forth_and_Clyde_Canal_-geograph.org.uk-_106548.jpg" caption="Cadder Kirk from the Forth and Clyde Canal"] ::

References

References

  1. (1882). "The gazetteer of Scotland". W. & A.K. Johnston.
  2. "RIB 2186. Distance Slab of the Second Legion".
  3. (1934). "The Roman wall in Scotland, by Sir George Macdonald". The Clarendon press.
  4. "RIB 2209. Distance Slab of the Second Legion".
  5. (1934). "The Roman wall in Scotland, by Sir George Macdonald". The Clarendon press.
  6. "Cadder". [[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland]].
  7. "OS 25 inch map 1892-1949, with Bing opacity slider". Ordnance Survey.
  8. "RIB 2188. Building inscription of the Second Legion Augusta".
  9. "The Journal of Roman Studies (Volume 24, Issue 1, 1934, pp. 104-105)".
  10. (1934). "The Roman wall in Scotland, by Sir George Macdonald". The Clarendon press.
  11. "CADDER: FORT".
  12. "More than a Roman Monument: A Place-centred Approach to the Long-term History and Archaeology of the Antonine Wall". Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online ref: 9458.
  13. "Oil Lamp, Cadder".
  14. (1845). "The new statistical account of Scotland". William Blackwood and Sons for the Society for the Benefit of the Sons and Daughters of the Clergy.
  15. (1921). "Some Sylvan Scenes near Glasgow". Aird & Coghill.
  16. (1791). "The statistical account of Scotland". W. Creech.
  17. (14 December 2016). "Thomas Muir - new evidence unearthed". Glasgow University.
  18. (14 December 2016). "Newly discovered papers unveil further details about the life of Thomas Muir, 'Father of Democracy'".
  19. (1856). "Rambles Round Glasgow". Thomas Murray and Son.
  20. [http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/smihou/smihou014.htm Glasgow Digital Library "Cadder House"]
  21. [http://www.glasgowguide.co.uk/images_cadder_cemetery.html Glasgow Guide Cadder Cemetery]

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