Longriggend
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Longriggend is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a population of approximately 200.
It is situated on moorland 8 km north-east of Airdrie, in the parish of New Monkland. It is roughly halfway between Upperton and Caldercruix.
History
The village appeared on a map by Timothy Pont, under the name of Langrodge. It was published in 1596 but the letters are difficult to read.[1] The toponymy is listed along with other -rigg placenames.[2] Longriggend is also shown on another map by Roy c1754.[3] Slamannan Railway joined Longriggend with Airdrie and the Union Canal in 1840, but its gauge prevented its connection with the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway. Coal pits in the area used the railway extensively,[4] and by 1895 there was a station at Longriggend.[5] By 1901 its population had reached over 1500, and it had a post and telegraph office, and an inn nearby.[6]
Education
The Ordnance Survey in 1867 recorded a Roman Catholic school in the village.[7]
