Balloch, Cumbernauld

Balloch (/ˈbɑːləx/) is an area of Cumbernauld, Scotland. It is on the north of the M80 and west of Cumbernauld Town Centre. It is also known as "Eastfield" or "Balloch Eastfield". The area it now occupies used to be covered by Balloch farm in the west side and Eastfield holdings and cemetery in the east side.[1] Balloch is a mainly residential area of privately owned homes,[2] although a number of council-owned houses were built when the area was first established. These are now largely privately owned as well. Locally the former council estate is commonly referred to as Eastfield and the private housing as Balloch, even though the former council estate is near the former farm and the private housing is closest to the cemetery. Balloch was developed to accommodate growing numbers of people who wished to reside in a commuter town such as Cumbernauld with easy access to Glasgow.[3]

Red Deer Innkeepers Lodge with former Seafar flats in the background

The area is home to a large number of exclusive individually built bungalows and villas.

Balloch's name comes from a farm on the Cumbernauld Estate of the Fleming family. It is a derivative of Scottish Gaelic bealach, meaning a pass among hills or mountains.[4]

The cycling route 75, which runs between Edinburgh and Glasgow, passes by Balloch.[5]

Sport

Football

Balloch shares a youth football team with Eastfield called Balloch Eastfield, which runs teams at most age groups. Balloch Eastfield F.C. also run various fundraisers through the year, which allows them to make charitable contributions on a regular basis. Balloch Eastfield FC was founded in 1986, and is in a strong position to continue for a good number of years.

The bottom of the picture shows Balloch from the air between Eastfield Road and the M80. The Forth and Clyde canal is to the left with the railway between it and Cumbernauld Town Centre to the right. Further north is Carrickstone beyond which the M80 divides Wardpark in two.

References
  1. "OS 25 inch Map 1892-1949". zoomable map with Bing transparency overlay. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. Taylor, Jessica (2010). Cumbernauld: The Conception, Development and Realisation of a Post-war British New Town (PDF). Edinburgh: Edinburgh College of Art. p. 327. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. BBC News (22 November 2005). "Have Your Say: Tailback tales". BBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
  4. Drummond, Peter. An analysis of toponyms and toponymic patterns in eight parishes of the upper Kelvin basin (PDF). pp. 224–225.
  5. BBC News (5 August 2005). "Are cyclists on the right path?". BBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2007.


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