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Old Kilpatrick

Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe

About Old Kilpatrick

Old Kilpatrick is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Inchinnan, 22km from Loch Lomond.

Old Kilpatrick is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 4,850, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Old Kilpatrick sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Old Kilpatrick to your route.

About Old Kilpatrick

Old Kilpatrick (Scots: Auld Kilpaitrick, Scottish Gaelic: Cille Phàdraig meaning "Patrick's church"), is a village in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The name Old Kilpatrick is said to be derived from St. Patrick ostensibly being born here. It has an estimated population of 4,820. It belonged to the parish of Old

Read more Kilpatrick which itself was only a few thousand people strong. The Forth and Clyde Canal separates Old Kilpatrick from the north bank of the River Clyde which is just a few metres beyond it to the south. The village is about three miles (five kilometres) west of Clydebank, on the road west to Dumbarton where some say the river becomes the Firth of Clyde. The Great Western Road runs through the village whose immediate western neighbour, on the road and the canal, is Bowling, where the Forth and Clyde Canal meets the river. The modern A82 road runs to the north, between the village and the foot of the Kilpatrick Hills. In the 19th century it was described as being essentially a single street. It's possible the birthplace of Saint Patrick was near Old Kilpatrick.

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Old Kilpatrick is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 55.9224 latitude, -4.4557 longitude.

What is the population of Old Kilpatrick?

Old Kilpatrick has a population of approximately 4,850 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.

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Quick Information

Population
4,850
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
55.9224, -4.4557

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Old Kilpatrick

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Riverside Museum

Glasgow's Zaha Hadid-designed transport museum on the Clyde, packed with classic cars, a recreated cobbled street of vintage vehicles, and the tall ship Glenlee moored outside.

11 km · about 20 min drive

natural wonder

Loch Lomond

Britain's largest freshwater lake by surface area, where Highland mountains meet Lowland shores in a landscape immortalised in song.

22 km · about 25 min drive

cafe

The Oak Tree Inn

A popular stopping point on the A82 beside Loch Lomond, where road trippers heading to the Scottish Highlands pause to take in one of Scotland's most beautiful lochs.

28 km · about 30 min drive

castle

Stirling Castle

One of Scotland's largest and most important castles, sitting atop Castle Hill and closely associated with Scottish independence.

39 km · about 45 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Rest and Be Thankful

A famous viewpoint at the top of Glen Croe where 18th-century soldiers carved the name into a stone after completing the military road.

43 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

The Kelpies

Two 30-metre steel horse-head sculptures towering over the canal at Falkirk, a striking modern landmark off the M9.

45 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

The Dunmore Pineapple

An outrageous 14m stone pineapple crowns this 1761 walled-garden folly, built for the Earl of Dunmore and rated among Britain's most eccentric buildings. Free to visit, hidden down a lane near Airth.

45 km · about 50 min drive

photogenic

Culross

Scotland's most complete 17th-century burgh: ochre-coloured Culross Palace, cobbled wynds and white-harled cottages on the Firth of Forth, preserved by the National Trust. Doubles as Cranesmuir in Outlander.

53 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Old Kilpatrick

  • 43 kmRest and Be ThankfulA famous viewpoint at the top of Glen Croe where 18th-century soldiers carved the name into a stone after completing the military road.
  • 62 kmElectric BraeFamous optical-illusion stretch of the A719 on the Ayrshire coast where cars appear to roll uphill. Drivers have pulled over to test the gravity-defying slope since the 1930s.
  • 65 kmQueensferry CrossingThe world's longest three-tower cable-stayed bridge, opened in 2017, carrying the M90 high over the Firth of Forth alongside its famous Victorian and 1960s neighbours: three centuries of bridges in one view.
  • 75 kmGlen LyonScotland's longest enclosed glen: 34 miles of single-track road along the River Lyon past Fortingall's 3,000-year-old yew, Bridge of Balgie tearoom and the Ben Lawers dam. Sir Walter Scott called it the longest, loneliest, loveliest glen.
  • 79 kmGlen EtiveA remote single-track road winding past waterfalls and a Skyfall filming spot down to a sea loch, deep wilderness.
  • 79 kmThe Royal MileEdinburgh's historic spine of cobbled streets and closes linking the castle to Holyrood Palace, lined with landmarks.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

May to September

Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.

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