a village and parish of Scotland, in the county of Stirling, situated on the banks of the Kelvin, 9 miles from Glasgow. Bleaching, printing, and the manufacture of cotton are extensively carried on here. North of the village are the Campsie Falls, a range of hills rising to the height of 1500 feet. Pop. of parish, including Lennoxton, &c. (1851) 6918. The population of the village and parish amounted in 1821 to 4927; in 1831 to 5109.