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Easterhouse For more information please contact: West Marystoun Forestry Commission A stane’s thraw fae the M8, the Hole had Scottish Lowlands Forest District disappeared by the 1930s. Named efter a big West Five Sisters House hole in the grun, the auld village wis a minin Five Sisters Business Park community. A bonnier name wis Marystoun. Maryston West Calder It’s said Mary Queen o Scots stapped there at EH558PN Wood the well fur a drink ae watter. Tel: 01555 660190 email:[email protected]

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The Lost Villages From the viewpoint you can look down a hillside dotted with trees and summer wildfl owers © Crown copyright and database right [2013]. Ordnance Survey Licence number [100021242]. 9 like yellow ragwort and purple A875 M876 M9 3 A811 8 7 A809 M80 rosebay willow herb. Below is a A81 2 Denny 1 8 6 West Maryston glimpse into ’s past. 7 5 A891 6 A82 A803 M80 A801 5 FALKIRK 4 1 3 A73 30 3 M73 3 M8 2 2a A89 26 17 1/13 Easterhouse 2928 27 15 10 Màiri, Manaich, agus Mèinnearan 25 19 M8 22 8/2 Airdrie 5 1 1 2 3 4/1 A8 6 Paisley 2 A73 4 Ban-rìgh phaiteach, dà bhaile fhàs, làrach canàil, agus 3 5 cnoc ’na theine: àite maiseach loma-làn eachdraidh. 4 6 5 Hamilton 7 M77 A721

Blairtummock House and landscaped estate c.1910 Simon. Licensor www.scran.ac.uk © David Scottish Scottish The sites of two lost villages Lowlands Follow the Lowlands the trail. The road follows the route improve your fi tness and even are before you – Maryston, Enjoy Our Woodlands of the that used lower the risk of heart disease, supposedly named after Mary Forest Code For more information please contact: to carry local coal into Glasgow. cancer andEasterhouse diabetes. Queen of Scots who drank from It’s easier than you think to escape Forestry Commission Scotland a well here, and Hole, probably the city. Forestry Commission Guard against all risks of fi re Further west, along the route You could join one of the friendly, Scottish Lowlands Forest District named after the area’s many Scotland is making the woodlands West of the former canal, stands volunteer-led health walks in the Protect and respect wildlife, Five Sisters House coal mines. of Easterhouse more welcoming Blairtummock House. This country city – for details see: plants and trees Five Sisters Business Park and accessible so you can enjoy West Calder house is used by small businesses www.glasgowlife.org.uk/healthwalks Maryston The villagers walked to a walk and leave the rumble of EH558PN today. Easterhouse’s fi rst post-war Keep dogs under control Parish Church the traffi c behind you for a while. Tel: 01555 660190 residents held dances and church email:[email protected] each Sunday – you can see its Watch for wildlife, take a picnic, Take your litter home services inside. Victorian spire beyond the trees. ride your bike or just stretch your If you need this leaflet in an alternative Beyond it is Tinto Hill, some legs and take in the scenery. Respect the quiet of the forest format, for example, large print or 53km (33 miles) away. another language, please contact: A regular stroll through the Take only memories away The Diversity Team. Tel: 0131 314 6575 The drone of traffi c is a reminder woods could help you feel good, E-mail: [email protected] that the runs by lose weight, reduce stress levels, www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland Blairtummock House Pre 1956 Map 5 in a series of 5 © Simpson and Brown Architects0. Licensor www.scran.ac.uk Map 5 in a series of 5 Design: D&IS, Forestry Commission Scotland 5K - ?? - April 2013 Easterhouse Easterhouse West Maryston

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West Maryston Map Key Key Road Road Trail 0 50 100 150m Trail Approx 0 50yds 100yds 150yds 0.1ml Scale Other Paths Other Paths © Crown copyright and database right [2013]. All rights reserved. North Play Area Ordnance Survey LicenceCar number Park [100021242] Information Viewpoint Ancient monument Play Area