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Birdston
Scots: *Birdstoun*
Birdston Scots: Birdstoun;
	Birdston Location within East Dunbartonshire
OS grid reference	NS6575
Council area	East Dunbartonshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G66
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East;
Scottish Parliament	Strathkelvin and Bearsden;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°57′07″N 4°09′32″W / 55.952°N 04.159°W

Birdston is a hamlet located in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland between Milton of Campsie and Kirkintilloch.^[1] The 'Campsie poet' William Muir (1766-1817) was born in Birdston and is buried in the kirkyard there.^[2] A monument to him was erected in the kirkyard by admirers of his poems in 1857.^[3]

References

^ MacDonald, Hugh (1910). Rambles Round Glasgow (New edition with introduction and notes by the Rev. G. H. Morrison, M.A ed.). Glasgow: John Smith. p. 429.
^ MacDonald, Hugh (1910). Rambles Round Glasgow (New edition with introduction and notes by the Rev. G. H. Morrison M. A. ed.). Glasow: John Smith. p. 430.
^ "Muir, William". jacksonbibliography.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

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[1] MacDonald, Hugh (1910). Rambles Round Glasgow (New edition with introduction and notes by the Rev. G. H. Morrison, M.A ed.). Glasgow: John Smith. p. 429.

[2] MacDonald, Hugh (1910). Rambles Round Glasgow (New edition with introduction and notes by the Rev. G. H. Morrison M. A. ed.). Glasow: John Smith. p. 430.

[3] "Muir, William". jacksonbibliography.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

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