Country: | Scotland |
Official Name: | Kelvinhead |
Map Type: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.9839°N -3.9941°W |
Unitary Scotland: | North Lanarkshire |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Dunbartonshire |
Constituency Westminster: | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |
Post Town: | GLASGOW |
Postcode District: | G65 |
Postcode Area: | G |
Dial Code: | 01236 |
Static Image: | Kelvinhead - geograph.org.uk - 1687044.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | A junction at Kelvinhead |
Kelvinhead is a small hamlet in the vicinity of the village of Banton in Scotland. Located close to the source of the River Kelvin, it is little more than a collection of a few houses along the A803 road between Kilsyth and Banknock.
Kelvinhead is reputedly the site where the first crop of potatoes was grown in Scotland.[1]
Kelvinhead is uniquely situated providing access to the Core Footpath Network in the Kelvin Valley. The Forth and Clyde canal is easily accessible which provides walking, cycling and angling. To the north there is a path to Banton Loch and the Kilsyth Hills.