Carntyne is a district

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 in the Scottish

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 city of Glasgow

Glasgow

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. It is situated north of the River Clyde

River Clyde

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, and to the east end of the city. Carntyne may have derived its name from the Southern Picto-Scot Settlement of Cairn-ton, however Carntyne may be "fire cairn", from Càrn an Teine in the Gaelic, given the abundance of coal in the area.

The colliery was closed in 1875 and a houses where built in the 1930s. Carntyne is one of the most affluent areas in the region and has a largely ageing population, but is well served with many amenities.

Mining

The Carntyne estate had long been celebrated for its almost inexhaustible seams of coal. These had been wrought by the Grays, from generation to generation, since about the year 1600. The Carntyne, or better known as "The Westmuir," Coalpits long afforded one of the chief sources of fuel-supply to Glasgow. In olden time, when people sought to illustrate profundity, they used to cite a then common expression - "As deep as Carntyne Heugh."

The first steam engine used in the West of Scotland for draining water from coal mines was erected at Carntyne in 1768. Previous to its erection, the water was for some time drawn off by the agency of a windmill, until it was blown to pieces in a great storm, long popularly described as "the Windy Saturday." In 1875, the colliery was finally abandoned, partly from the increase of water, partly from the increase of feuing.

Housing estate

The housing scheme which is now known as Carntyne was built during the inter-war years to provide more housing for the overcrowded population of inner Glasgow. At the time, it was at Glasgow's most easterly point and was built around the A8 to Edinburgh, and therefore the streets are named after places in Edinburgh: Marfield Street, Haymarket Street, Inverleith Street etc., with the exception of Carntyne Road and Carntyne Hall Road, the latter referring to the large house which stood in the centre of the district. Carntyne is one of the more affluent areas in the east end of Glasgow. Marfield Street runs through Carntyne and is suburban and leafy in nature.

Transport

The area is served by Carntyne railway station

Carntyne railway station

Carntyne railway station serves the Carntyne area of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is 4 km east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the North Clyde Line...

which provides links to Glasgow City Centre every 15 minutes. First Bus also operates in this area providing the 42 service.

Religion

There are three churches, High Carntyne Church in the north of the district and South Carntyne in the south, and St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Church.

Education

It is served by Carntyne Primary School (which is now within the boundaries of the neighbouring district of Riddrie), St Timothy's RC Primary school, Thorntree Primary school and the local secondary schools are St Andrew's RC and Smithycroft Secondary School (the latter is also in Riddrie).