Old Kilpatrick, Scotland
Introduction This evening, I am posting information on Old Kilpatrick. This is a village community of 3200 which is situated on the north bank of the River Clyde . County is West Dunbartonshire, with village about 15 miles NW of Glasgow . Erskine Bridge, River Clyde, Scotland . Information on Old Kilpatrick The village sits in the shadow of the Erskine Bridge which was built in 1971 and spans the Clyde with a length of 4336 feet. There is a railway station shops, pubs and a church. Prior to the bridge a ferry operated between Old Kilpatrick and Erskine. Old Kilpatrick was the site of a Roman Fort which formed part of the western end of the 2nd century AD Antonine Wal l. The fort’s remains were discovered and excavated intermittently between 1790 and the 1920s. They are no longer visible. The fort extended to about four acres. More information on Old Kilpatrick: Is a candidate for the birthplace of St Patrick in the 5th century although there is no compelling pro...