Kilsyth

Kilsyth
Scottish Gaelic: *Cill Saidhe*
Kilsyth Scottish Gaelic: Cill Saidhe;
	The bandstand in Burngreen, Kilsyth
	Kilsyth Location within North Lanarkshire
Population	10,380 (mid-2020 est.)
Council area	North Lanarkshire;
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G65
Dialling code	01236
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East;
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth;

Kilsyth (/kɪlˈsaɪθ/; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Saidhe) is a town and civil parish in North Lanarkshire, roughly halfway between Glasgow and Stirling in Scotland. The estimated population is 10,380. The town is famous for the Battle of Kilsyth and the religious revivals of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The town now has links with Cumbernauld at one time being part of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council. The towns also have the same members of parliament at Holyrood and Westminster.

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