Antonine Arboretum

History and Heritage

The Antonine Arboretum is still an aspiration for the village!

We have had consultations, we have had a day in the field with various activities. We spent time with the children at Gavinburn Primary School, we also held an exhibition of all things Roman in the Napier Hall.

We had a landscape designer plan out the Arboretum and we’re in talks with the Canal College regarding proposed developments. Then we heard about the dangerous  railway bridge and to cap it all we had a pandemic! All activities came to a halt.

But nothing good comes without effort...

We will need lots of community support to plant the proposed community orchard and woodland! Roll on 2023!

A Walk Through the Past: Memories of Old Kilpatrick

History and Heritage

A Walk Through the Past: Memories of Old Kilpatrick, from 1940s to present day

Testimonies of a number of residents of Old Kilpatrick have been recorded and these, along with other historical data, have been used to create an audiowalk, a website and an illustrated booklet.

The project also created a new oral history archive which will be added to the existing oral history collections belonging to West Dunbartonshire Council Libraries and Museums.

Read the book: A Walk Through the Past

Download the project leaflet with a map of both walks and information about the project.

Click on the audio files below to listen to them. You can download them to your phone or other media player and listen as you walk around the village.

🎧 Audiowalk 1

🎧 Audiowalk 2

Please note that the project website is currently offline.