located on Stepps Road. The pub has been bought over by a new owner and following extensive refurbishment is now a thriving hub for food and drinks. A grocery shop is located in the village where in December 1999 the local shopkeeper was murdered. There is also a Bowling Green in the village and Cardyke Farm Shelter, a branch of the Cats Protection Society, a short distance to the west. The village is in the catchment area for Lenzie Academy. Notable residents Patrick Baird, merchant. Left an endowment to build the school and to pay a probationer to preach a sermon each Christmas Day. See also Alex Moffat (trade unionist) List of places in North Lanarkshire References External links Kirkintilloch Today Article Villages in North Lanarkshire