- Barrachnie
Barrachnie (gbmapping|NS665640)) is a place in
Glasgow ,Scotland adjacent toGarrowhill .History
It was an ancient which was mentioned in the
Glasgow Protocols and had many entries in the rental book of the Bishopric of Glasgow in theMiddle Ages - "14th.day June,1520 Wyl Morisone in" xix"s" vij"d land of Barrachnie". Like the other parts of the district it was part of the Barony and Regality ofGlasgow and from about 1600, also of the parish ofOld Monkland The first coal mined in the
Baillieston district was in the Barrachnie pit.The etymology of the name is not easy as it has appeared under many configurations and its evolution to the present form is difficult to understand as it is pronounced "Brachney" - just as it was in the 15th. century.
Transport
It is served by
Garrowhill railway station and three bus services to the city and Lanarkshire.References
The Rental book of the Barony of Glasgow
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