In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Kelvin like this:
Kelvin, river, Stirlingshire, Dumbartonshire, and Lanarkshire; rises 3 miles E. of Kilsyth, and flows 21 miles SW. to the Clyde at Partick, in W. of Glasgow; at Garscube, 4 miles NW. of Glasgow, it enters Kelvingrove, a picturesque wooded dell. See also GLASGOW.
Kelvin through time
Kelvin is now part of East Dunbartonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Dunbartonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kelvin itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kelvin, in East Dunbartonshire and Scotland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20130
Date accessed: 06th November 2024
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