Haughhead Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Haughhead
Static Image Name:Haughhead from the air (geograph 6376525).jpg
Os Grid Reference:NS6079
Coordinates:55.984°N -4.231°W
Map Type:Scotland
Unitary Scotland:East Dunbartonshire
Lieutenancy Scotland:Dunbartonshire
Post Town:GLASGOW
Postcode District:G66
Postcode Area:G
Dial Code:0141
Constituency Westminster:Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East

Haughhead is a hamlet two miles from Lennoxtown[1] in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It was historically part of Stirlingshire until 1975, when it became part of Strathclyde along with many other towns and villages.

Schoenstatt

Haughhead is home to a Retreat Centre called Schoenstatt. The Schoenstatts Sisters of Mary was founded in Germany in 1926 by Father Joseph Kentenich and is one of six Secular Institutes belonging to the Schoenstatt family. They are a community of consecrated women who have committed themselves to surrender to god in the spirit of Evangelical Counsels.[2] At the present time, 2013, there are three sisters in the Schoenstatt in Haughhead. An annual school trip of all of the Catholic primary schools in the East Dunbartonshire area, is made to the Schoenstatt complex.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview of Haughhead. Gazetteer for Scotland. 6 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Catholic Online . Schoenstatt Movement - Featured Today - Catholic Online . Catholic.org . 2013-11-25.
  3. Web site: Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary Scotland . Schoenstatt.co.uk . 1926-10-01 . 2013-11-17.