Birdston

Birdston
Scots: *Birdstoun*
Birdston Scots: Birdstoun;
	Birdston Location within East Dunbartonshire
OS grid reference	NS6575
Council area	East Dunbartonshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G66
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East;
Scottish Parliament	Strathkelvin and Bearsden;

Birdston is a hamlet located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland between Milton of Campsie and Kirkintilloch. The 'Campsie poet' William Muir (1766-1817) was born in Birdston and is buried in the kirkyard there. A monument to him was erected in the kirkyard by admirers of his poems in 1857.

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